John 10:5 Douay-Rheims

But a stranger they follow not, but fly from him, because they know not the voice of strangers.

Adam Clarke

1762–1832 Methodist

And a stranger will they not follow - That is, a man who, pretending to be a shepherd of the flock of God, is a stranger to that salvation which he professes to preach. His mode of preaching soon proves, to those whose hearts are acquainted with the truths of God, that he is a stranger to them; and therefore, knowing him to have got into the fold in an improper way, they consider him a thief, a robber, and a murderer; and who can blame them if they wholly desert his ministry? There are preachers of this kind among all classes.

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1832 · John 10:5

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