<p>10:8 <i>All that came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them</i>- Messiah was &quot;he that comes&quot;, the 'coming one'. These others who 'came before Me' could refer to false Messiahs. It was their teaching which meant they did not persuade the sheep to follow them; and again the Lord appeals to an intuitive sense that the sheep have as to whose is the true voice. And He clearly locates the motives for these false Messiahs and teachers as being materialistic- &quot;thieves and robbers&quot;. The false teachers as mentioned both in the Gospels and epistles were teaching as they did for money or personal gain.</p>