John 10:8

Good News Translation

All others who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

Cross References

Jeremiah 23:1

How terrible will be the Lord's judgment on those rulers who destroy and scatter his people!

Ezekiel 34:2

“Mortal man,” he said, “denounce the rulers of Israel. Prophesy to them, and tell them what I, the Sovereign Lord, say to them: You are doomed, you shepherds of Israel! You take care of yourselves, but never tend the sheep.

Zephaniah 3:3

Its officials are like roaring lions; its judges are like hungry wolves, too greedy to leave a bone until morning.

Zechariah 11:16

I have put a shepherd in charge of my flock, but he does not help the sheep that are threatened by destruction; nor does he look for the lost, or heal those that are hurt, or feed the healthy. Instead, he eats the meat of the fattest sheep and tears off their hoofs.

John 10:1

Jesus said, “I am telling you the truth: the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.

John 10:27

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

John 10:5

They will not follow someone else; instead, they will run away from such a person, because they do not know his voice.”

Acts 5:36

You remember that Theudas appeared some time ago, claiming to be somebody great, and about four hundred men joined him. But he was killed, all his followers were scattered, and his movement died out.