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Whenὅτανhe has brought outἐκβάλῃallπάνταhis own,τὰ ἴδιαhe goesπορεύεταιahead ofἔμπροσθενthem,αὐτῶνandκαὶthe sheepτὰ πρόβαταfollowἀκολουθεῖhim,αὐτῷbecauseὅτιthey knowοἴδασινhis voice.τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ
John 10:4
Study it in the app“When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.”
With the Greek beneath
John 10:4, word by word
- Whenὅτανhotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appears- he has brought outἐκβάλῃekbalēi
send out
To send out, make go out.
Where else “ekbalēi” appears- his ownἴδιαidia
own
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idia” appears- he goesπορεύεταιporeuetai
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “poreuetai” appears- ahead ofἔμπροσθενemprosthen
before, in front of
In front of, before.
Where else “emprosthen” appears- the sheepπρόβαταprobata
flock
The people a shepherd cares for, God's people.
Where else “probata” appears- followἀκολουθεῖakolouthei
follow
To walk behind someone, going with them wherever they go.
Where else “akolouthei” appears- they knowοἴδασινoidasin
know someone
To have dealings with someone and know who he is.
Where else “oidasin” appears- his voiceφωνὴνphōnēn
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēn” appears
The context
3To him the gatekeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
4 · This verse (above)
5But a stranger they will never follow; instead they will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.”
To study John 10 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus says, “I am the good shepherd.” What does the good shepherd do for the sheep, and how is he different from the hired hand? (vv. 11-15)
2. What it means
Jesus says the sheep hear his voice and he knows them (vv. 3-4, 27). What kind of relationship does that show between him and those who follow him?
3. How I live it
Jesus says he came so that they may have life in abundance (v. 10). In what part of your life do you need to hear his voice today?