5But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a strangers voice."


In Context

2 The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep.

3 The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.

5 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a strangers voice."

6 Jesus used this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them.

7 Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep.

John 10:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:5But a stranger they follow not, but fly from him, because they know not the voice of strangers.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:5But they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they know not the voice of strangers.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:5They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don't know the voice of strangers.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:5and a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him, because they have not known the voice of strangers.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.