John 10:4-6

Expanded Bible

⁴ When he brings all his sheep out, he goes ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice. ⁵ But they will never follow a stranger. They will run away from him because they don’t know his voice.” ⁶ Jesus told the people this ·story [figure of speech; illustration; parable], but they did not understand what ·it meant [he was telling them].