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John 10

John 10:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
a stranger
allotrios (Greek #245)
another's, i.e. not one's own; by extension foreign, not akin, hostile
KJV usage: alien, (an-)other (man's, men's), strange(-r).
Pronounce: al-lot'-ree-os
Origin: from 243
will they
akoloutheo (Greek #190)
properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. to accompany (specially, as a disciple)
KJV usage: follow, reach.
Pronounce: ak-ol-oo-theh'-o
Origin: from 1 (as a particle of union) and κέλευθος (a road)
not
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
follow
akoloutheo (Greek #190)
properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. to accompany (specially, as a disciple)
KJV usage: follow, reach.
Pronounce: ak-ol-oo-theh'-o
Origin: from 1 (as a particle of union) and κέλευθος (a road)
, but
alla (Greek #235)
properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
KJV usage: and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
Pronounce: al-lah'
Origin: neuter plural of 243
will flee
pheugo (Greek #5343)
to run away (literally or figuratively); by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish
KJV usage: escape, flee (away).
Pronounce: fyoo'-go
Origin: apparently a primary verb
gg from
apo (Greek #575)
"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
KJV usage: (X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
Pronounce: apo'
Origin: a primary particle
him
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
: for
hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
they know
eido (Greek #1492)
used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent 3700 and 3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
KJV usage: be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) know(-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wish, wot. Compare 3700.
Pronounce: i'-do
Origin: a primary verb
not
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
the voice
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
phone (Greek #5456)
a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language
KJV usage: noise, sound, voice.
Pronounce: fo-nay'
Origin: probably akin to 5316 through the idea of disclosure
of strangers
allotrios (Greek #245)
another's, i.e. not one's own; by extension foreign, not akin, hostile
KJV usage: alien, (an-)other (man's, men's), strange(-r).
Pronounce: al-lot'-ree-os
Origin: from 243
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me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
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2 Tim. 3:5• 5having a form of piety but denying the power of it: and from these turn away. (2 Tim. 3:5)
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Rev. 2:2• 2I know thy works and thy labour, and thine endurance, and that thou canst not bear evil men; and thou hast tried them who say that themselves are apostles and are not, and hast found them liars; (Rev. 2:2)

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Ministry on This Verse

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1 Kings 22:7• 7But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we might inquire of him? (1 Kings 22:7)
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Prov. 19:27• 27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction which causeth to stray from the words of knowledge. (Prov. 19:27)
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Mark 4:24• 24And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear; with what measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you; and there shall be more added to you. (Mark 4:24)
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Luke 8:18• 18Take heed therefore how ye hear; for whosoever has, to him shall be given, and whosoever has not, even what he seems to have shall be taken from him. (Luke 8:18)
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Eph. 4:11‑15• 11and *he* has given some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some shepherds and teachers,
 12for the perfecting of the saints; with a view to the work of the ministry, with a view to the edifying of the body of Christ;
 13until we all arrive at the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, at the full-grown man, at the measure of the stature of the fulness of the Christ;
 14in order that we may be no longer babes, tossed and carried about by every wind of *that* teaching which is in the sleight of men, in unprincipled cunning with a view to systematized error;
 15but, holding the truth in love, we may grow up to him in all things, who is the head, the Christ: (Eph. 4:11‑15)
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Col. 2:6‑10• 6As therefore ye have received the Christ, Jesus the Lord, walk in him,
 7rooted and built up in him, and assured in the faith, even as ye have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
 8See that there be no one who shall lead *you* away as a prey through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the teaching of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ.
 9For in him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily;
 10and ye are complete in him, who is the head of all principality and authority, (Col. 2:6‑10)
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2 Tim. 3:5‑7• 5having a form of piety but denying the power of it: and from these turn away.
 6For of these are they who are getting into houses, and leading captive silly women, laden with sins, led by various lusts,
 7always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. (2 Tim. 3:5‑7)
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2 Tim. 4:3• 3For the time shall be when they will not bear sound teaching; but according to their own lusts will heap up to themselves teachers, having an itching ear; (2 Tim. 4:3)
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1 Peter 2:1‑3• 1Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,
 2as newborn babes desire earnestly the pure mental milk of the word, that by it ye may grow up to salvation,
 3if indeed ye have tasted that the Lord is good. (1 Peter 2:1‑3)
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1 John 2:19,21• 19They went out from among us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have surely remained with us, but that they might be made manifest that none are of us.
 21I have not written to you because ye do not know the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. (1 John 2:19,21)
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1 John 4:5‑6• 5*They* are of the world; for this reason they speak as of the world, and the world hears them.
 6*We* are of God; he that knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. From this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. (1 John 4:5‑6)
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Rev. 2:2• 2I know thy works and thy labour, and thine endurance, and that thou canst not bear evil men; and thou hast tried them who say that themselves are apostles and are not, and hast found them liars; (Rev. 2:2)
• There are many other voices, but the sheep do not know them. Their safety consists, not in knowing them all, but in knowing that they are not the one voice which is life to them-the voice of Jesus. (“John 10” by J.N. Darby)
• It is through faith we are kept, not by discerning shades of skepticism or superstition, though this may be for some a duty or call of love for others, but by adhering to the truth. (“John 10” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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but a stranger they will in no wise follow, but will flee from him, because they know not the voice of strangers.