John 10:5 KJV — MannaFest

John 10:5

And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

KJV

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ASV

And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

WEB

But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”

YLT

and a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him, because they have not known the voice of strangers.'

DBT

But they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they know not the voice of strangers.

About this book

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John — The Gospel of sevens and signs. Seven signs, seven 'I AM' sayings, a prologue and an epilogue — written 'that ye might believe' (20:31).

Author: John the Apostle (2nd-century patristic attribution + internal claims)
Date: c. AD 85–95

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14 verses on the floor

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:
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:
Ephesians 4:11–15
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
1 Peter 2:1–3
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

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The preface to this discourse is solemn: Verily, verily, I say unto you,--Amen, amen. This vehement asseveration intimates the certainty and weight of what he said; we find amen doubled in the church's praises and prayers, Ps. xli. If we would have our amens accepted in heaven, let Christ's amens be prevailing on earth; his repeated amens.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

29 ); thieves that would steal Christ's sheep from him, to sacrifice them to devils, or steal their food from them, that they might perish for lack of it; wolves in sheep's clothing, Matt. vii. (4.) The great Shepherd of the sheep takes wonderful care of the flock and of all that belong to it. God is the great Shepherd, Ps. xxiii.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

They will not follow a stranger - One whom Christ hath not sent, who doth not answer the preceding description. Him they will not follow - And who can constrain them to it?

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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