“And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.”
But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger's voice — the sheep's instinctive rejection of false voices emphasizes the spiritual discernment of those who truly belong to God's flock. The Greek word for 'stranger' (allotrios) suggests someone foreign to the flock, without legitimate relationship to it. This verse warns against the danger of deception and emphasizes that authentic spiritual community is built on genuine relationship and voice recognition, not on charisma or claims of authority.
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