John 10:8 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) All those who came before me were thieves and robbers and the sheep did not listen to them. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition All others who came [as such] before Me are thieves and robbers, but the [true] sheep did not listen to and obey them. American Standard Version (1901) All that came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. Common English Bible All who came before me were thieves and outlaws, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. Catholic Public Domain Version All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers, and the sheep did not listen to them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers: and the sheep heard them not. |
“Truly, truly, I tell you, the person who does not enter the sheep corral through the gate, but climbs over another way [i.e., over the fence], is a thief and a robber. [Note: “Thief” suggests quiet subtlety, while “robber” suggests open aggression].
They will not follow a stranger, but will run from him, for they do not recognize the voice of strangers.”
For [remember that] some time ago Theudas appeared, claiming to be someone [important], and that about four hundred people rallied [to his cause], but he was killed and all his men left him and nothing ever came of it.