Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

When he has put forth all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

New American Standard Bible

When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.

King James Version

And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

Holman Bible

When he has brought all his own outside, he goes ahead of them. The sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.

International Standard Version

When he has driven out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.

A Conservative Version

And when he puts forth his own sheep, he goes before them. And the sheep follow him because they know his voice.

American Standard Version

When he hath put forth all his own, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

Amplified

When he has brought all his own sheep outside, he walks on ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice and recognize his call.

An Understandable Version

After he has let his own [sheep] out, he walks on ahead of them, and they follow him because they recognize his voice.

Anderson New Testament

And when he puts his own sheep out, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him; for they know his voice.

Bible in Basic English

When he has got them all out, he goes before them, and the sheep go after him, for they have knowledge of his voice.

Common New Testament

When he has brought out all his own, he goes on before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

Daniel Mace New Testament

when he lets out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him: because they know his voice.

Godbey New Testament

When He may put out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow Him: because they know his voice:

Goodspeed New Testament

When he gets his own flock all out, he goes in front of them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

John Wesley New Testament

And when he hath led forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

Julia Smith Translation

And when he would put forth his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

King James 2000

And when he puts forth his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Whenever he sends out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.

Modern King James verseion

And when he puts forth his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him. For they know his voice.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And when he hath sent forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: For they know his voice.

Moffatt New Testament

When he has brought all his sheep outside, he goes in front of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice;

Montgomery New Testament

"When he has brought all his own sheep, he walks before them and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.

NET Bible

When he has brought all his own sheep out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.

New Heart English Bible

Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

Noyes New Testament

When he hath put forth all his own, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

Sawyer New Testament

When he puts out all his sheep he goes before them, and the sheep follow him; for they know his voice.

The Emphasized Bible

As soon as, all his own, he hath put forth, before them, he moveth on, and, the sheep, follow him, because they know his voice;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And when he bringeth out his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: because they know his voice.

Twentieth Century New Testament

When he has brought them all out, he walks in front of them, and his sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

Webster

And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

Weymouth New Testament

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.

Williams New Testament

So when he gets his sheep all out, he goes on before them, and the sheep come on behind him, because they know his voice.

World English Bible

Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

Worrell New Testament

When he drives out all his own, he goes on before them, and the sheep follow him; because they know his voice.

Worsley New Testament

And when he bringeth forth his sheep, he goeth before them: and the sheep follow him; because they know his voice.

Youngs Literal Translation

and when his own sheep he may put forth, before them he goeth on, and the sheep follow him, because they have known his voice;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ὅταν 
Hotan 
when, as soon as, as long as, that, whensoever, while, till
Usage: 49

ἐκβάλλω 
Ekballo 
Usage: 43

ἴδιος 
Idios 
Usage: 96

πρόβατον 
Probaton 
Usage: 9

he

Usage: 0

πορεύομαι 
Poreuomai 
go, depart, walk, go way,
Usage: 101

ἔμπροσθεν 
Emprosthen 
before, in sight, of, against, in the sight of, in the presence of, at
Usage: 27

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

the sheep
πρόβατον 
Probaton 
Usage: 9

ἀκολουθέω 
Akoloutheo 
Usage: 67

him

Usage: 0

for
ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

εἴδω 
Eido 
Usage: 519

his

Usage: 0

Context Readings

Jesus As The Good Shepherd

3 To him the porter opens; and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out. 4 When he has put forth all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice. 5 But they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they know not the voice of strangers.


Cross References

Deuteronomy 1:30

Jehovah your God who goeth before you, he will fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;

Song of Songs 2:8

The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.

John 10:16

And I have other sheep which are not of this fold: those also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.

John 12:26

If any one serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall be my servant. And if any one serve me, him shall the Father honour.

John 18:37

Pilate therefore said to him, Thou art then a king? Jesus answered, Thou sayest it, that I am a king. I have been born for this, and for this I have come into the world, that I might bear witness to the truth. Every one that is of the truth hears my voice.

1 Corinthians 11:1

Be my imitators, even as I also am of Christ.

Ephesians 5:1

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,

Song of Songs 5:2

I slept, but my heart was awake. The voice of my beloved! he knocketh: Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, mine undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.

Micah 2:12-13

I will surely assemble, O Jacob, the whole of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one desires to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

John 3:29

He that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices in heart because of the voice of the bridegroom: this my joy then is fulfilled.

John 10:8

All whoever came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not hear them.

John 13:15

for I have given you an example that, as I have done to you, ye should do also.

John 14:2-3

In my Father's house there are many abodes; were it not so, I had told you: for I go to prepare you a place;

Philippians 2:5-11

For let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus;

Hebrews 6:20

where Jesus is entered as forerunner for us, become for ever a high priest according to the order of Melchisedec.

Hebrews 12:2

looking stedfastly on Jesus the leader and completer of faith: who, in view of the joy lying before him, endured the cross, having despised the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

1 Peter 2:21

For to this have ye been called; for Christ also has suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow in his steps:

1 Peter 4:1

Christ, then, having suffered for us in the flesh, do ye also arm yourselves with the same mind; for he that has suffered in the flesh has done with sin,

1 Peter 5:3

not as lording it over your possessions, but being models for the flock.

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