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John 10:5–9

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And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
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From verse 5

  1. 1 John 4:5–6Rank 1 from verse 5
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    5They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

    6We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

  2. Colossians 2:6–10Rank 2 from verse 5
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    6As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:

    7Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

    8Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

    9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

    10And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

  3. 1 Peter 2:1–3Rank 3 from verse 5
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    1WHEREFORE laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

    2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

    3If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

  4. Ephesians 4:11–15Rank 4 from verse 5
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    11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

    12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

    13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

    14That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

    15But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

  5. Mark 4:24Rank 5 from verse 5
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    24And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.

  6. Proverbs 19:27Rank 6 from verse 5
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    27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

  7. Revelation 2:2Rank 7 from verse 5
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    2I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

  8. 1 John 2:21Rank 8 from verse 5
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    21I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

  9. 1 Kings 22:7Rank 9 from verse 5
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    7And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might inquire of him?

  10. 2 Timothy 3:5–7Rank 10 from verse 5
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    5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

    6For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

    7Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

  11. Luke 8:18Rank 11 from verse 5
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    18Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

  12. 1 John 2:19Rank 12 from verse 5
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    19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

  13. 2 Timothy 4:3Rank 13 from verse 5
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    3For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

From verse 6

  1. Isaiah 56:11Rank 1 from verse 6
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    11Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

  2. Proverbs 28:5Rank 2 from verse 6
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    5Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things.

  3. Psalms 82:5Rank 3 from verse 6
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    5They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

  4. Daniel 12:10Rank 4 from verse 6
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    10Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

  5. Isaiah 6:9–10Rank 5 from verse 6
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    9¶ And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

    10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

  6. John 16:25Rank 6 from verse 6
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    25These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.

  7. Matthew 13:51Rank 7 from verse 6
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    51Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

  8. Psalms 106:7Rank 8 from verse 6
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    7Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.

  9. 1 Corinthians 2:14Rank 9 from verse 6
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    14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

  10. 1 John 5:20Rank 10 from verse 6
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    20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

  11. John 6:52Rank 11 from verse 6
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    52The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

  12. John 6:60Rank 12 from verse 6
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    60Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

  13. John 7:36Rank 13 from verse 6
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    36What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?

  14. John 8:27Rank 14 from verse 6
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    27They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.

  15. John 8:43Rank 15 from verse 6
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    43Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

  16. Matthew 13:13–14Rank 16 from verse 6
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    13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

    14And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

From verse 7

  1. John 14:6Rank 1 from verse 7
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    6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

  2. Ephesians 2:18Rank 2 from verse 7
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    18For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

  3. John 10:1Rank 3 from verse 7
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    1VERILY, 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.

  4. John 10:9Rank 4 from verse 7
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    9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

  5. Ezekiel 34:31Rank 5 from verse 7
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    31And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God.

  6. Psalms 79:13Rank 6 from verse 7
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    13So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

  7. Hebrews 10:19–22Rank 7 from verse 7
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    19Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

    20By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

    21And having an high priest over the house of God;

    22Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

  8. Psalms 100:3Rank 8 from verse 7
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    3Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

  9. Psalms 95:7Rank 9 from verse 7
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    7For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,

  10. Luke 15:4–6Rank 10 from verse 7
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    4What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

    5And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

    6And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

  11. Isaiah 53:6Rank 11 from verse 7
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    6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

From verse 8

  1. Ezekiel 34:2Rank 1 from verse 8
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    2Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

  2. Jeremiah 23:1Rank 2 from verse 8
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    1WOE be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord.

  3. John 10:1Rank 3 from verse 8
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    1VERILY, 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.

  4. Acts 5:36Rank 4 from verse 8
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    36For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.

  5. Ezekiel 22:25–28Rank 5 from verse 8
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    25There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.

    26Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

    27Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

    28And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord God, when the Lord hath not spoken.

  6. Isaiah 56:10–12Rank 6 from verse 8
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    10His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

    11Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

    12Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.

  7. John 10:27Rank 7 from verse 8
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    27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

  8. John 10:5Rank 8 from verse 8
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    5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

  9. Zechariah 11:16Rank 9 from verse 8
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    16For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

  10. Zechariah 11:4–9Rank 10 from verse 8
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    4Thus saith the Lord my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;

    5Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the Lord; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.

    6For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour’s hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.

    7And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

    8Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

    9Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.

  11. Zephaniah 3:3Rank 11 from verse 8
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    3Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

From verse 9

  1. John 14:6Rank 1 from verse 9
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    6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

  2. Ephesians 2:18Rank 2 from verse 9
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    18For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

  3. John 10:7Rank 3 from verse 9
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    7Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

  4. John 10:1Rank 4 from verse 9
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    1VERILY, 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.

  5. Romans 5:1–2Rank 5 from verse 9
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    1THEREFORE being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

    2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

  6. Psalms 100:3–4Rank 6 from verse 9
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    3Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

    4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

  7. Psalms 95:7Rank 7 from verse 9
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    7For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,

  8. Psalms 23:1–6Rank 8 from verse 9
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    1THE Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

    2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

    3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

    4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

    5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

    6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

  9. Ezekiel 34:12–16Rank 9 from verse 9
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    12As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

    13And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

    14I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

    15I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God.

    16I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

  10. Isaiah 40:11Rank 10 from verse 9
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    11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

  11. Isaiah 49:9–10Rank 11 from verse 9
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    9That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

    10They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

  12. Hebrews 10:19–22Rank 12 from verse 9
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    19Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

    20By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

    21And having an high priest over the house of God;

    22Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

  13. Zechariah 10:12Rank 13 from verse 9
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    12And I will strengthen them in the Lord; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the Lord.

  14. Psalms 80:1–3Rank 14 from verse 9
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    1GIVE ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

    2Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.

    3Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

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John 10:5

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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DEFINED WORDS

John 10:6

COMBINED MEANING

parable

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A figurative saying, comparison, or narrative that sets one matter beside another to convey meaning.

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spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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DEFINED WORDS

John 10:7

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again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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sheep

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Sense 1: Flock animals kept for wool, food, and sacrifice. Sense 2: Figuratively, people pictured as a flock or as needing a shepherd.

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John 10:8

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ever

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At any time; always or continually; throughout all time or for ever.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

sheep

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Sense 1: Flock animals kept for wool, food, and sacrifice. Sense 2: Figuratively, people pictured as a flock or as needing a shepherd.

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COMBINED MEANING

hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

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DEFINED WORDS

John 10:9

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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enter

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To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

saved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of save, meaning to rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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find

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To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.

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10:4And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

10:5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

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10:6This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

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10:7Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

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10:8All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

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10:9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

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10:10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

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