King James Version
John 10:5 in the King James Version says “And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.” — study this verse from John chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.”
John 10:5 · KJV
To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“a stranger”
G245another's, i.e., not one's own; by extension foreign, not akin, hostile
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
“follow”
G190properly, to be in the same way with, i.e., to accompany (specially, as a disciple)
“will flee”
G5343to run away (literally or figuratively); by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“they know”
G1492used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl
“a stranger”
G245another's, i.e., not one's own; by extension foreign, not akin, hostile
“the voice”
G5456a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language
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