John 10:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

He brings all of his sheep out. Then he goes ahead of them and leads them. The sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 1:30

The Lord your God is in front, leading you. He will fight for you just as he did in Egypt.

John 10:16

I have other sheep too. They are not in this flock here. I must lead them also. They will listen to my voice. In the future there will be one flock and one shepherd.

John 12:26

Whoever serves me must follow me. My servants must be with me everywhere I am. My Father will give honor to anyone who serves me.

John 18:37

Pilate said, “So you are a king.” Jesus answered, “You are right to say that I am a king. I was born for this: to tell people about the truth. That is why I came into the world. And everyone who belongs to the truth listens to me.”

1 Peter 2:21

This is what you were chosen to do. Christ gave you an example to follow. He suffered for you. So you should do the same as he did:

1 Peter 5:3

Don’t be like a ruler over those you are responsible for. But be good examples to them.

1 Corinthians 11:1

Follow my example, just as I follow the example of Christ.

John 10:8

All those who came before me were thieves and robbers. The sheep did not listen to them.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his followers, “If any of you want to be my follower, you must stop thinking about yourself and what you want. You must be willing to carry the cross that is given to you for following me.

Hebrews 12:2

We must never stop looking to Jesus. He is the leader of our faith, and he is the one who makes our faith complete. He suffered death on a cross. But he accepted the shame of the cross as if it were nothing because of the joy he could see waiting for him. And now he is sitting at the right side of God’s throne.

Hebrews 6:20

Jesus has already entered there and opened the way for us. He has become the high priest forever, just like Melchizedek.

Ephesians 5:1

You are God’s dear children, so try to be like him.

John 3:29

The bride always belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who helps the bridegroom just waits and listens. He is happy just to hear the bridegroom talk. That’s how I feel now. I am so happy that he is here.

Song of Solomon 2:8

I hear my lover’s voice. Here it comes, jumping over the mountains, skipping over the hills.

John 13:15

I did this as an example for you. So you should serve each other just as I served you.

1 Peter 4:1

Christ suffered while he was in his body. So you should strengthen yourselves with the same kind of thinking Christ had. The one who accepts suffering in this life has clearly decided to stop sinning.

Song of Solomon 5:2

I am asleep, but my heart is awake. I hear my lover knocking, saying, “Open to me, my darling, my love, my dove, my perfect one! My head is soaked with dew. My hair is wet with the mist of the night.”

John 10:3

The man who guards the gate opens the gate for the shepherd. And the sheep listen to the voice of the shepherd. He calls his own sheep, using their names, and he leads them out.

John 10:5

But sheep will never follow someone they don’t know. They will run away from him, because they don’t know his voice.”

John 10:27

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