John 10:5

5 But a stranger they will by no means follow, but will run away from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."

John 10:5 Meaning and Commentary

John 10:5

And a stranger will they not follow
One that knows not Christ, is not sent by him, and who does not preach him:

but will flee from him;
shun him and his ministry, as not only disagreeable, but dangerous:

for they know not the voice of strangers:
they do not approve of their doctrine, nor take any delight in it, or receive any profit from it. The Persic version, as before, reads, "neither will the lambs ever go after strange sheep, and if they see [them], they will flee [from them]".

John 10:5 In-Context

3 To him the porter opens the door, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by their names and leads them out.

4 When he has brought out his own sheep--all of them--he walks at the head of them; and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

5 But a stranger they will by no means follow, but will run away from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."

6 Jesus spoke to them in this figurative language, but they did not understand what He meant.

7 Again therefore Jesus said to them, "In most solemn truth I tell you that I am the Door of the sheep.