Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

It's to him the gatekeeper opens the gate, and it's his voice the sheep hear. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

New American Standard Bible

To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

King James Version

To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

Holman Bible

The doorkeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

A Conservative Version

The gatekeeper opens to this man. And the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

American Standard Version

To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

Amplified

The doorkeeper opens [the gate] for this man, and the sheep hear his voice and pay attention to it. And [knowing that they listen] he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out [to pasture].

An Understandable Version

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep respond to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out [of the corral].

Anderson New Testament

To him the door-keeper opens; and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

Bible in Basic English

The porter lets him in; and the sheep give ear to his voice; he says over the names of the sheep, and takes them out.

Common New Testament

To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

Daniel Mace New Testament

the porter lets him in, and the sheep know his voice: he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out to pasture.

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

To him the porter opens; and the sheep hear His voice: and he calls His own sheep by name, and leads them out.

Goodspeed New Testament

The watchman opens the door to him, and the sheep obey his voice, and he calls to his own sheep and leads them out.

John Wesley New Testament

To him the door-keeper openeth, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

Julia Smith Translation

To him the guard of the door opens; and the sheep hear his voice : and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

King James 2000

To him the gatekeeper opens; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For this one the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

Modern King James verseion

The doorkeeper opens to him, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

To him the porter openeth the door, and the sheep hear his voice; And he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

Moffatt New Testament

The gate-keeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice; he calls his sheep by name and leads them out.

Montgomery New Testament

"The porter opens the door for him; the sheep listen to his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

NET Bible

The doorkeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

New Heart English Bible

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.

Noyes New Testament

To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice; and his own sheep he calleth by name, and leadeth them out.

Sawyer New Testament

To him the gate-keeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his sheep by name, and leads them out.

The Emphasized Bible

To him, the porter openeth, and, the sheep, unto his voice, hearken: and, his own sheep, he calleth by name, and leadeth them forth.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own peculiar sheep by name, and leadeth them forth.

Twentieth Century New Testament

For him the watchman opens the door; and the sheep listen to his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

Webster

To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

Weymouth New Testament

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.

Williams New Testament

The doorkeeper opens the door to him, and the sheep obey his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

World English Bible

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.

Worrell New Testament

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

Worsley New Testament

To him the porter openeth, and the sheep hear his voice; and He calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

Youngs Literal Translation

to this one the doorkeeper doth open, and the sheep hear his voice, and his own sheep he doth call by name, and doth lead them forth;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
To him
τούτῳ 
Touto 
Usage: 68

the porter
θυρωρός 
Thuroros 
Usage: 2

ἀνοίγω 
Anoigo 
Usage: 62

and





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

the sheep
πρόβατον 
Probaton 
Usage: 9

ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

his

Usage: 0

φωνή 
Phone 
Usage: 128

he calleth
καλέω 
Kaleo 
call, bid, be so named, named ,
Usage: 106

ἴδιος 
Idios 
Usage: 96

πρόβατον 
Probaton 
Usage: 9

by
κατά 
Kata 
according to, after, against, in, by, daily , as,
Usage: 428

ὄνομα 
Onoma 
name, named, called, surname , named , not tr
Usage: 162

ἐξάγω 
Exago 
Usage: 12


Usage: 0

Devotionals

Devotionals about John 10:3

Images John 10:3

Context Readings

Jesus As The Good Shepherd

2 The one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 It's to him the gatekeeper opens the gate, and it's his voice the sheep hear. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has driven out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.


Cross References

John 10:4

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

John 10:16

I have other sheep that don't belong to this fold. I must lead these also, and they'll listen to my voice. So there will be one flock and one shepherd.

John 10:14

I'm the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,

Exodus 33:17

The LORD told Moses, "I'll do the very thing that you have said, because you have found favor in my sight and I know you by name."

Psalm 23:2-3

He causes me to lie down in pastures of green grass; he guides me beside quiet waters.

Psalm 78:52-53

Yet he led out his people like sheep, guiding them like a flock in the desert.

Psalm 80:1

Shepherd of Israel, listen! The one who leads Joseph like a flock, the one enthroned on the cherubim, display your glory.

Song of Songs 8:13

You who sit in the gardens, companions are listening for your voice, but let me hear it.

Isaiah 40:11

Like a shepherd, he tends his flock. He gathers the lambs in his arms, carries them close to his heart, and gently leads the mother sheep."

Isaiah 42:16

I'll help the blind walk, even on a road they do not know; I'll guide them in directions they do not know. I'll turn the dark places into light in front of them, and the rough places into level ground. These are the things I will do, and I won't abandon them.

Isaiah 49:9-10

saying to captives, "Come out!' and to those who are in darkness, "Be free!' "They will feed on all the mountains, and their pasture will be on all the barren hills.

Isaiah 53:10-12

"Yet the LORD was willing to crush him, and he made him suffer. Although you make his soul an offering for sin, he will see his offspring, and he will prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will triumph in his hand.

Jeremiah 31:8-9

Look, I'm bringing them from the northern region, and I'll gather them from the farthest parts of the earth. among them will be the blind and the lame, together with the pregnant woman and the woman in labor. A large group will return here.

Jeremiah 50:4-6

In those days, and at that time," declares the LORD, "the people of Israel will come together with the people of Judah. They'll be weeping as they travel along, and they'll be seeking the LORD their God.

Ezekiel 34:11-16

"This is what the LORD says: "Watch me! I'm going to search for my flock. I'll watch over them myself.

John 6:37

Everything the Father gives me will come to me, and I'll never turn away the one who comes to me.

John 6:45

It is written in the Prophets, "And all of them will be taught by God.' Everyone who has listened to the Father and has learned anything comes to me.

John 10:26-27

but you don't believe, because you don't belong to my sheep.

Romans 8:30

And those whom he predestined, he also called; and those whom he called, he also justified; and those whom he justified he also glorified.

1 Corinthians 16:9

because a door has opened wide for me to do effective work, although many people are opposing me.

Philippians 4:3

Yes, I also ask you, my true partner, to help these women. They have worked hard with me to advance the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

Colossians 4:3

At the same time also pray for us that God would open before us a door for the word so that we may tell the secret about the Messiah, for which I have been imprisoned.

2 Timothy 2:19

However, God's solid foundation still stands. It has this inscription on it: "The Lord knows those who belong to him," and "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from evil."

1 Peter 1:12

It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you in regard to the things that have now been announced to you by those who brought you the good news through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. These are things that even the angels desire to look into.

Revelation 3:7-8

"To the messenger of the church in Philadelphia, write: "The one who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens a door that no one can shut, and who shuts a door that no one can open, "says this:

Revelation 3:20

Look! I am standing at the door and knocking. If anyone listens to my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he will eat with me.

Revelation 7:17

because the lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. He will lead them to springs filled with the water of life, and God will wipe every tear from their eyes."

Revelation 20:15

Anyone whose name was not found written in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.

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