4. When he has led out all his sheep, he walks in front of them, and they follow, because they know his voice.
5. The sheep will not follow strangers. They don't recognize a stranger's voice, and they run away.
6. Jesus told the people this story. But they did not understand what he was talking about.
7. Jesus said:I tell you for certain that I am the gate for the sheep.
8. Everyone who came before me was a thief or a robber, and the sheep did not listen to any of them.