John 10:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. ”

John 10:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A stranger ... - This was literally true of a flock. Accustomed to the voice and presence of a kind shepherd, they would not regard the command of a stranger. It is also true spiritually. Jesus b...
John 10:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John 10. The Close of the Ministry in Jerusalem. [85] John 10:1-21 . The Good Shepherd. The first part of this chapter records Jesus-' teaching on true and false leadership. In John 10:1-5 we...
John 10:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

not . by no means, or in no wise. Greek. ou me. App-105. from . away from. Greek. apo. App-104. not. Greek. ou. App-105.
John 10:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 - That is, a man who, pretending to be a shepherd of the flo...
John 10:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. And [ de ( G1161 ), rather, 'But'] a stranger will they not follow, but will flee f...
John 10:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Good Shepherd. The Feast of the Dedication 1-18. Allegories of the Fold and of the Good Shepherd. This chapter continues Christ's discourse to His Pharisaic disciples begun at John 9:39 . His...
John 10:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And a stranger will they not follow. — The “ stranger” is any one other than their own shepherd, and the term is not to be limited to the “thief” and “robber” of John 10:1 . The thought is of the...
John 10:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 21 JESUS THE GOOD SHEPHERD. “Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber....
John 10:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“A Stone of Stumbling” John 9:35-41 ; John 10:1-6 In John 9:35 we hear of Jesus finding the outcast, whom the Pharisees had excommunicated; and this story is appropriately followed by a pict...
John 10:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Continuing, He gave a more detailed picture of that coming order. There was to be a fold, with a door. There was to be a flock, with a shepherd. Entrance to the fold would be by the door. The flock w...
John 10:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. (2) But he that entereth in by the door is the s...
John 10:5 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE CALLING OF THE SHEEP ‘He calleth His own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.’ John 10:3 The Good Shepherd, meeting us in the Sacrament of Baptism, carried us in His arms, and placed us...
John 10:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And a stranger will they not follow ,.... One that knows not Christ, is not sent by him, and who does not preach him: but will flee from him ; shun him and his ministry, as not only disagreeable,...
John 10:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. Ver. 5. A stranger will they not follow ] For they have senses exercised to discern good and...
John 10:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He that entereth in by the door is the shepherd , &c. “This mode of speaking, with us, conveys the notion that the shepherd is the only person who enters by the door; yet the door-keeper, and th...
John 10:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE SHEEPFOLD AND THE SHEPHERD (vs.1-18) Now the Lord speaks in parabolic form, again in verse 1 doubly pressing the truth of His words. One climbing the fence of the sheepfold (rather then enter...
John 10:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Good Shepherd. 1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some othe...
John 10:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This he further enlargeth upon, telling them, that his sheep would not follow those that did not lead them into his truth, and in his ways, for they understood not such voices. Here ariseth a questio...
John 10:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Good Shepherd and the False Shepherds ( John 10:1-18 ). The way that the parable opens emphasises the fact that the parable is as much about the false shepherds as it is about the true. It is...
John 10:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 10:1-21 contain a discourse on false and true leaders and teachers in reference to Christ, under the allegoric parable of the fold and the good shepherd. The...
John 10:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 10:1-2 . Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the d...
John 10:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 10:1 . He that entereth not by the door is a thief and a robber. After the scribes had formed a plot against the life of the good shepherd, he told them that they were not the children of Abr...
John 10:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold Shepherdhood The simple lesson which our Lord intended to teach in this familiar passage has often been strangely mistaken. The minds of men...
John 10:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION John 10:1-43 5. Christ the Shepherd of the flock of God . The discourse which now follows was the Lord's parabolic or allegoric reply to the conduct of the Pharisaic malign...
John 10:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jesus the Good Shepherd. The parable of the sheepfold:
John 10:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 2:19 ; 1 John 2:21 ; 1 John 4:5 ; 1 John 4:6 ; 1 Kings 22:7 ; 1 Peter 2:1-3 ; 2 Timothy 3:5-7 ; 2 Timothy 4:3 ; Colossians 2:6-10 ; Ephesians 4:11-15 ; Luke 8:18 ; Mark 4:24 ; Pro...
John 10:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Door of the Sheepfold John 10:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Let us consider the all-inclusiveness, and the all-exclusive-ness of Christ, as introductory to our theme. First of all Christ said: "...
John 10:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

They will not follow a stranger — One whom Christ hath not sent, who doth not answer the preceding description. Him they will not follow — And who can constrain them to it? But will flee from him —...

John 10:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

John 10:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John 10:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

John 10:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

John 10:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

John 10:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

John 10:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

John 10:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

John 10:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

John 10:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

John 10:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John 10:5 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John 10:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John 10:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

John 10:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 10:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

John 10:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

John 10:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

John 10:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

John 10:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

John 10:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 10:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 10:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

John 10:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

John 10:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

John 10:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 10:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

John 10:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes