John 10:12

"The hired servant, since he is not a shepherd and does not own his sheep, leaves the sheep and flees when he sees a wolf coming - and the wolf worries them and scatters them.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

In Context

11"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his very life for the sheep.

13"He is only a hired servant, and the sheep are no care to him.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:16"Behold, it is I who am sending you forth like sheep among wolves. Be then as serpents and as guileless as doves.

Acts 20:29I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come among you, and they will not spare the flock;

1 Timothy 3:8Deacons, likewise, must be serious, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of gain,

Titus 1:7For indeed a presiding officer, as God’s steward, ought to be blameless, not self-willed or quick-tempered, not a drunkard or violent, or greedy of filthy lucre;

Matthew Henry on John 10:2-19

The Good Shepherd. 1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but… Read the whole commentary →

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