Bible in Basic English
"They will not go after another who is not their keeper, but will go from him in flight, because his voice is strange to them."
— John 10:5, Bible in Basic English
“And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.”
“And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. ”
“They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him, because they do not recognize the stranger’s voice.””
He who goes in by the door is the keeper of the sheep.
The porter lets him in; and the sheep give ear to his voice; he says over the names of the sheep, and takes them out.
When he has got them all out, he goes before them, and the sheep go after him, for they have knowledge of his voice.
They will not go after another who is not their keeper, but will go from him in flight, because his voice is strange to them.
In this Jesus was teaching them in the form of a story: but what he said was not clear to them.
So Jesus said again, Truly I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
All who came before me are thieves and outlaws: but the sheep did not give ear to them.