John 10:12

But a hireling, who is not the shepherd, and to whom the sheep do not belong, when he seeth the wolf coming, leaveth the flock, and fleeth; and the wolf cometh, and teareth, and disperseth the flock.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

11I am a good shepherd. A good shepherd exposeth his life for the sheep.

13And a hireling fleeth, because he is a hireling, and hath no concern for the flock.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep among wolves. Therefore be ye sagacious as serpents, and guileless as doves.

Acts 20:29For I know, that after I am gone, fierce wolves will come in among you, and will have no mercy on the flock.

1 Timothy 3:8And so also the deacons should be pure, and not speak double, nor incline to much wine, nor love base gains;

Titus 1:7For an elder ought to be blameless, as the steward of God; and not be self-willed, nor irascible, nor excessive in wine, nor with hands swift to strike, nor a lover of base gains.

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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