John 10:3

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

Cross-reference

John 10:27 Parallel

John 10:27 restates the core: Jesus' sheep hear his voice, he knows them, and they follow — echoing verse 3 almost verbatim.

John 10:26 Parallel

John 10:26 explains unbelief as not being among Jesus' sheep — the same condition of hearing the voice from verse 3 determines belonging.

John 10:16 Parallel

John 10:16 extends the voice motif to other sheep beyond this fold, showing the universal scope of the shepherd's call in verse 3.

John 10:4 Parallel

John 10:4 continues the scene: after calling them out, the shepherd leads and the sheep follow because they know his voice — immediate sequence.

John 20:16 Parallel

In John 20:16, Jesus calls Mary by name, and she recognizes him — the sheep hears the shepherd's voice and responds.

John 11:28 Parallel

In John 11:28, Jesus calls Mary through Martha — a concrete instance of the shepherd calling his sheep by name.

John 6:45 Parallel

John 6:45 parallels hearing God's voice with coming to Jesus — just as the sheep hear the shepherd's voice and come in verse 3.

John 6:37 Parallel

John 6:37 connects the sheep's coming to the Father's gift — those who hear and come are the same ones given by the Father in verse 3.

Revelation 7:17 shows the Lamb as shepherd guiding to living waters — a later NT echo of Jesus' shepherd imagery in John 10.

Revelation 3:20 reverses the imagery: Christ knocks and the believer opens. Both hinge on hearing Christ's voice and responding with an open door.

2 Timothy 2:19 declares 'The Lord knows those who are his'—directly parallel to the shepherd's personal knowledge of his sheep by name.

Ezekiel 34:11-16 has God himself seeking and shepherding his scattered flock — the OT foundation for Jesus as the good shepherd.

Jeremiah 50:4-6 describes Israel as lost sheep and God as their true shepherd — directly prefiguring Jesus' role in John 10:3.

Isaiah 40:11 depicts God as a gentle shepherd leading his flock — the same imagery Jesus applies to himself as the good shepherd.

Psalm 95:7 Allusion

Psalm 95:7 declares God as our shepherd and we as his flock — the same relationship Jesus describes in John 10:3.

2 Samuel 5:2 calls David a shepherd who leads Israel out and in — a type of the Good Shepherd who calls his sheep.

Numbers 27:17 uses the same 'sheep without a shepherd' imagery, highlighting the need for a leader who leads out and brings in.

In Exodus 33:17, God knows Moses by name—a personal relationship mirroring the shepherd's intimate knowledge of his sheep.

Jeremiah 31:9 says God will lead them with compassion on a straight path — echoing the shepherd's gentle leading of his sheep.

Isaiah 49:10 promises God will lead his people to springs of water — parallel to the shepherd leading sheep to pasture.

Isaiah 49:9 Allusion

Isaiah 49:9 calls prisoners to 'come out' — mirroring the shepherd leading his sheep out of the fold in John 10:3.

In Revelation 3:8, the open door parallels the gatekeeper opening in John 10:3 — both signify Christ-granted access to salvation or service.