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John 10:3
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The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
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John 10:3 in Other Translations
KJV
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To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
ESV
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To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
NLT
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The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
MSG
3
The gatekeeper opens the gate to him and the sheep recognize his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
CSB
3
The doorkeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
John 10:3 In-Context
1
“Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.
2
The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
3
The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
4
When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
5
But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”
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1.
ver 4,5,14,16,27
2.
ver 4,5,14,16,27
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