John 10:5
King James Version (KJV)
And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
In context
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.
John 10:5 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
- WEB World English Bible
- They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don’t know the voice of strangers.”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him, because they have not known the voice of strangers.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- But they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they know not the voice of strangers.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.