John 10:4

New Century Version

When he brings all his sheep out, he goes ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice.

Cross References

Song of Solomon 2:8

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

Song of Solomon 5:2

I sleep, but my heart is awake. I hear my lover knocking. “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my perfect one. My head is wet with dew, and my hair with the dampness of the night.”

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his followers, “If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing even to give up their lives to follow me.

John 10:16

I have other sheep that are not in this flock, and I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock and one shepherd.

John 10:27

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

John 10:3

The one who guards the door opens it for him. And the sheep listen to the voice of the shepherd. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

John 10:5

But they will never follow a stranger. They will run away from him because they don’t know his voice.”

John 10:8

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

John 12:26

Whoever serves me must follow me. Then my servant will be with me everywhere I am. My Father will honor anyone who serves me.

John 13:15

I did this as an example so that you should do as I have done for you.

John 18:37

Pilate said, “So you are a king!” Jesus answered, “You are the one saying I am a king. This is why I was born and came into the world: to tell people the truth. And everyone who belongs to the truth listens to me.”

John 3:29

The bride belongs only to the bridegroom. But the friend who helps the bridegroom stands by and listens to him. He is thrilled that he gets to hear the bridegroom’s voice. In the same way, I am really happy.

1 Corinthians 11:1

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

Ephesians 5:1

You are God’s children whom he loves, so try to be like him.

Deuteronomy 1:30

The Lord your God will go ahead of you and fight for you as he did in Egypt; you saw him do it.

Hebrews 12:2

Let us look only to Jesus, the One who began our faith and who makes it perfect. He suffered death on the cross. But he accepted the shame as if it were nothing because of the joy that God put before him. And now he is sitting at the right side of God’s throne.

Hebrews 6:20

where Jesus has gone ahead of us and for us. He has become the high priest forever, a priest like Melchizedek.

1 Peter 2:21

This is what you were called to do, because Christ suffered for you and gave you an example to follow. So you should do as he did.

1 Peter 4:1

Since Christ suffered while he was in his body, strengthen yourselves with the same way of thinking Christ had. The person who has suffered in the body is finished with sin.

1 Peter 5:3

Do not be like a ruler over people you are responsible for, but be good examples to them.