Alma 5:38
~83 BC
1830 Edition
Behold, I say unto you, that the good shepherd doth call you; yea, and in his own name he doth call you, which is the name of Christ; and if ye will not hearken unto the voice of the good shepherd, to the name by which ye are called, behold, ye are not the sheep of the good shepherd.
Influences
John 5:43 (KJV)
I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
1 Peter 4:14 (KJV)
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
John 10:11 (KJV)
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
Changes
Simple English
I tell you that the good shepherd calls you. He calls you by his own name, which is the name of Christ. If you will not listen to the voice of the good shepherd, to the name you are called by, then you are not the sheep of the good shepherd.
Paraphrase
The good shepherd is calling you. He calls you by his own name, which is the name of Christ. If you won’t listen to the good shepherd’s voice, to the name by which you’re called, then you aren’t the good shepherd’s sheep.