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John 10:4
Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
John 10:4 · New Heart English Bible
John 10:4 in other translations
And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
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In context
1 "Truly, truly, I tell you, one who does not enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
2 But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.
4 Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
5 They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they do not know the voice of strangers."
6 Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they did not understand what he was telling them.
7 Jesus therefore said to them again, "Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the sheep's door.
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