John 10:5

Jesus As The Good Shepherd

⁴ After he has let his own [sheep] out, he walks on ahead of them, and they follow him because they recognize his voice. ⁵ They will not follow a stranger, but will run from him, for they do not recognize the voice of strangers." ⁶ Jesus told them this parable [i.e., a brief story to illustrate his teaching] but they did not understand what it meant.

By No Means

John

No

Mark 4:24

And He said to them, "Pay attention to what you are hearing from me. The standard you use in giving [to others] is the standard they will use on you, with even more added.

Luke 8:18

Pay attention to how you listen, for to the person who [already] has something, [more] will be given, but from the person who has [virtually] nothing, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him."

Ephesians 4:11-15

And He gave some people [the gift of being] apostles; and some people prophets; and some people evangelists; and some people pastors [i.e., elders] and teachers,

Colossians 2:6-10

So, since you have accepted Christ Jesus as Lord, live in [fellowship with] Him,

2 Timothy 3:5-7

[These people] maintain an appearance of being godly, but they have denied its power; [you should] turn away from such people.

2 Timothy 4:3

For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound teaching, but will assemble to themselves teachers who will satisfy what their "itching ears" want to hear.

1 Peter 2:1-3

Therefore, you should put out of your lives all malice [i.e., bad attitudes], and all deceit and hypocrisy, and all envy and unwholesome talk.

1 John 2:19

These antichrists left our group [i.e., withdrew their fellowship from us], but they were not [really a part] of us, for if they had been, they would have continued [to participate] with us. But, by their leaving us, it proved that none of them were [really] a part of our group [after all].

1 John 2:21

I did not write to you people because you are ignorant of the truth [about these matters], but because you do know it, and because nothing false belongs to the true teaching.

1 John 4:5-6

These [false teachers] are part of the world, so [naturally] they speak [a message endorsed] by the world and the world listens to them.

Revelation 2:2

I know about your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. [I know] that you cannot tolerate wicked men and that you have tested those who call themselves apostles, but really are not, and found them to be liars.