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John 10:5 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don’t know the voice of strangers.” "
John 10:5
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3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
4 Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
5 They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don’t know the voice of strangers.”
6 Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them.
7 Jesus therefore said to them again, “Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door.
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John 10:1
"“Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, is a thief and a robber."
John 10:2
"But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep."
John 10:3
"The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out."
John 10:4
"Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice."
John 10:6
"Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them."
John 10:7
"Jesus therefore said to them again, “Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door."
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