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.

Cross References

John 10:1

“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].

Acts 5:36

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.

John 10:27

My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

John 10:5

They will not follow a stranger, but will run from him, for they do not recognize the voice of strangers.”