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Allπάντεςwhoὅσοιcameἦλθονbeforeπρὸmeἐμοῦareεἰσὶνthievesκλέπταιandκαὶbandits,λῃσταίbutἀλλ’the sheepτὰ πρόβαταdid notοὐκlisten toἤκουσανthem.αὐτῶν
John 10:8
Study it in the app“All who came before me are thieves and bandits, but the sheep did not listen to them.”
With the Greek beneath
John 10:8, word by word
- cameἦλθονēlthon
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthon” appears- areεἰσὶνeisin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appears- thievesκλέπταιkleptai
thief
Thief.
Where else “kleptai” appears- banditsλῃσταίlēistai
bandit
Bandit, robber; also armed rebel.
Where else “lēistai” appears- the sheepπρόβαταprobata
flock
The people a shepherd cares for, God's people.
Where else “probata” appears- listen toἤκουσανēkousan
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “ēkousan” appears
The context
7So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate of the sheep.
8 · This verse (above)
9I am the gate. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out and find pasture.
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?