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Butδὲa strangerἀλλοτρίῳthey will neverοὐ μὴfollow;ἀκολουθήσουσινinsteadἀλλὰthey will fleeφεύξονταιfromἀπ’him,αὐτοῦbecauseὅτιthey do notοὐκknowοἴδασιthe voiceτὴν φωνήνof strangers.”τῶν ἀλλοτρίων
John 10:5
Study it in the app“But a stranger they will never follow; instead they will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.””
With the Greek beneath
John 10:5, word by word
- a strangerἀλλοτρίῳallotriōi
stranger
From another people or family.
Where else “allotriōi” appears- followἀκολουθήσουσινakolouthēsousin
follow
To walk behind someone, going with them wherever they go.
Where else “akolouthēsousin” appears- they will fleeφεύξονταιpheuxontai
flee
Flee, escape.
Where else “pheuxontai” appears- knowοἴδασιoidasi
know someone
To have dealings with someone and know who he is.
Where else “oidasi” appears- the voiceφωνήνphōnēn
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēn” appears
The context
4When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.
5 · This verse (above)
6Jesus told them this figure of speech, but they did not understand what the things were that he was saying to them.
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?