John 10:5 · KJV
“And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.”
— John 10:5
And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
John 10 — Context
To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
4And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
6This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
7Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
Cross References
1 John 4:5-6
They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
Colossians 2:6-10
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, {so} walk ye in him:
Proverbs 19:27
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction {that causeth} to err from the words of knowledge.
Revelation 2:2
I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
1 Peter 2:1-3
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
Mark 4:24
And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
Ephesians 4:11-15
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
1 Kings 22:7
And Jehoshaphat said, {Is there} not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?