John 10:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

John 10:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 10:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 10:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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 — World English Bible

John 10:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

John 10:5 — American Standard Version

John 10:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

John 10:5 — Young's Literal Translation

John 10:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

John 10:5 — Darby Translation

John 10:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

John 10:5 — Geneva Bible

John 10:5 in Context — John 10

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.

7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

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What Does John 10:5 Mean?

John 10:5 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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