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Berean Standard Bible

“The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.”

John 10:3

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Jesus uses the picture of a shepherd and his sheepfold to describe his relationship with his people, contrasting himself with thieves and hired hands. He begins with how a true shepherd enters and is recognized.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

World English Bible (WEB)

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

King James Version (KJV)

To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

American Standard Version (ASV)

To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

to this one the doorkeeper does open, and the sheep hear his voice, and his own sheep he does call by name, and does lead them forth;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

A éste abre el portero, y las ovejas oyen su voz: y á sus ovejas llama por nombre, y las saca.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El portero le abre a este la puerta y las ovejas oyen su voz. Llama a las ovejas por su nombre y las saca del redil.

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