John 10:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.”

John 10:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 10:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 10:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.”

John 10:4 — World English Bible

John 10:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“When he hath put forth all his own, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. ”

John 10:4 — American Standard Version

John 10:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and when his own sheep he may put forth, before them he goeth on, and the sheep follow him, because they have known his voice;”

John 10:4 — Young's Literal Translation

John 10:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“When he has put forth all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice. ”

John 10:4 — Darby Translation

John 10:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when hee hath sent foorth his owne sheepe, he goeth before them, and the sheepe follow him: for they know his voyce.”

John 10:4 — Geneva Bible

John 10:4 in Context — John 10

2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

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

6 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

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What Does John 10:4 Mean?

John 10:4 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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