"A strangerthey simply will not follow,but will fleefrom him, becausethey do not knowthe voiceof strangers."
I knowyour deedsand your toiland perseverance,and that you cannottolerateevil men,and you put to the testthosewho callthemselvesapostles,and they are not, and you foundthem [to be] false;
And He was sayingto them, "Take carewhatyou listento. By your standardof measureit will be measuredto you; and more will be given you besides.
Ceaselistening,my son,to discipline,[And you will] strayfrom the wordsof knowledge.
I have not writtento you becauseyou do not knowthe truth,but becauseyou do knowit, and becausenolieis of the truth.
But Jehoshaphatsaid,"Is therenot yeta prophetof the LORDherethat we may inquireof him?"
They wentout from us, but they were not [really] of us; for ifthey had beenof us, they would have remainedwith us; but [they went out], sothat it would be shownthat they allare not of us.
For the timewill comewhenthey will not enduresounddoctrine;but [wanting] to have their earstickled,they will accumulatefor themselvesteachersin accordanceto their owndesires,
"Sotake carehowyou listen;for whoeverhas,to him [more] shall be given;and whoeverdoes not have,evenwhathe thinkshe hasshall be taken awayfrom him."
"Whenhe puts forthallhis own,he goesaheadof them, and the sheepfollowhim becausethey knowhis voice.
"I haveothersheep,whichare not of thisfold;I mustbringthem also,and they will hearMy voice;and they will becomeoneflock[with] oneshepherd.
