John 10:12 But the hired man [who merely serves for wages], who is neither the shepherd nor the owner of the sheep, when he sees the wolf coming, deserts the flock and ...

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Amplified Bible - But the hired man [who merely serves for wages], who is neither the shepherd nor the owner of the sheep, when he sees the wolf coming, deserts the flock and runs away; and the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them.
新标点和合本 - 若是雇工，不是牧人，羊也不是他自己的，他看见狼来，就撇下羊逃走；狼抓住羊，赶散了羊群。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 雇工不是牧人，羊不是他自己的，他一看见狼来，就撇下羊群逃跑；狼抓住羊，把它们赶散。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 雇工不是牧人，羊不是他自己的，他一看见狼来，就撇下羊群逃跑；狼抓住羊，把它们赶散。
当代译本 - 雇工不是牧人，羊也不是他的，他一见狼来了，必撇下羊逃命。狼就会抓住羊，驱散羊群。
圣经新译本 - 那作雇工不是牧人的，羊也不是自己的，他一见狼来，就把羊撇下逃跑，狼就抓住羊群，把他们驱散了；
中文标准译本 - 那雇来的不是牧人，羊也不是自己的，他看见狼来了，撇下羊就逃。这样，狼就抢夺羊，把它们驱散了。
现代标点和合本 - 若是雇工，不是牧人，羊也不是他自己的，他看见狼来，就撇下羊逃走，狼抓住羊，赶散了羊群。
和合本（拼音版） - 若是雇工，不是牧人，羊也不是他自己的，他看见狼来，就撇下羊逃走。狼抓住羊，赶散了羊群。
New International Version - The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.
New International Reader's Version - The hired man is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when the hired man sees the wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.
English Standard Version - He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
New Living Translation - A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock.
Christian Standard Bible - The hired hand, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them.
New American Standard Bible - He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches them and scatters the flock.
New King James Version - But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them.
American Standard Version - He that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatcheth them, and scattereth them:
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.
New English Translation - The hired hand, who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and runs away. So the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them.
World English Bible - He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn’t own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep, and scatters them.
新標點和合本 - 若是雇工，不是牧人，羊也不是他自己的，他看見狼來，就撇下羊逃走；狼抓住羊，趕散了羊羣。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 雇工不是牧人，羊不是他自己的，他一看見狼來，就撇下羊羣逃跑；狼抓住羊，把牠們趕散。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 雇工不是牧人，羊不是他自己的，他一看見狼來，就撇下羊羣逃跑；狼抓住羊，把牠們趕散。
當代譯本 - 僱工不是牧人，羊也不是他的，他一見狼來了，必撇下羊逃命。狼就會抓住羊，驅散羊群。
聖經新譯本 - 那作雇工不是牧人的，羊也不是自己的，他一見狼來，就把羊撇下逃跑，狼就抓住羊群，把他們驅散了；
呂振中譯本 - 做雇工而不是牧人的，羊不是自己的羊的，見狼來了，就撇下了羊逃跑了——狼抓住羊，給趕散了——
中文標準譯本 - 那雇來的不是牧人，羊也不是自己的，他看見狼來了，撇下羊就逃。這樣，狼就搶奪羊，把牠們驅散了。
現代標點和合本 - 若是雇工，不是牧人，羊也不是他自己的，他看見狼來，就撇下羊逃走，狼抓住羊，趕散了羊群。
文理和合譯本 - 傭者、非牧也、羊非己羊、見狼至、則棄而逃、狼攫而散之、
文理委辦譯本 - 傭非羊牧、羊非傭羊、傭見狼至、棄羊而逃、狼獲羊而群散矣、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 傭者非羊之牧、羊非其所有、見狼至、棄其羊而逃、狼即攫羊而散其群、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 若係傭工、則非羊牧、其羊既非所有、故一見狼至、即棄羊而逸、任狼攫羊、逐散其群。
Nueva Versión Internacional - El asalariado no es el pastor, y a él no le pertenecen las ovejas. Cuando ve que el lobo se acerca, abandona las ovejas y huye; entonces el lobo ataca al rebaño y lo dispersa.
현대인의 성경 - 삯꾼은 목자가 아니고 양도 자기 양이 아니므로 이리가 오는 것을 보면 양을 버리고 달아난다. 그래서 이리가 양들을 물어가고 양떼를 흩어 버린다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Наемному пастуху овцы не принадлежат, и, когда он видит, что пришел волк, он бросает овец и убегает. Тогда волк хватает овец и разгоняет все стадо.
Восточный перевод - Наёмному пастуху овцы не принадлежат, и, когда он видит, что пришёл волк, он бросает овец и убегает. Тогда волк хватает овец и разгоняет всё стадо.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Наёмному пастуху овцы не принадлежат, и, когда он видит, что пришёл волк, он бросает овец и убегает. Тогда волк хватает овец и разгоняет всё стадо.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Наёмному пастуху овцы не принадлежат, и, когда он видит, что пришёл волк, он бросает овец и убегает. Тогда волк хватает овец и разгоняет всё стадо.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Celui qui n’est pas le berger, qui n’est pas le propriétaire des brebis, mais que l’on paye pour les garder, se sauve, lui, dès qu’il voit venir le loup, et il abandonne les brebis ; alors le loup se précipite sur elles, il s’empare de quelques-unes et disperse le troupeau.
リビングバイブル - 雇い人は、狼が来れば羊を捨てて、すぐに逃げ出します。彼らは羊の持ち主でも、羊飼いでもないからです。こうして狼は羊にとびかかり、群れを追い散らしてしまいます。
Nestle Aland 28 - ὁ μισθωτὸς καὶ οὐκ ὢν ποιμήν, οὗ οὐκ ἔστιν τὰ πρόβατα ἴδια, θεωρεῖ τὸν λύκον ἐρχόμενον καὶ ἀφίησιν τὰ πρόβατα καὶ φεύγει – καὶ ὁ λύκος ἁρπάζει αὐτὰ καὶ σκορπίζει –
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὁ μισθωτὸς καὶ οὐκ ὢν ποιμήν, οὗ οὐκ ἔστιν τὰ πρόβατα ἴδια, θεωρεῖ τὸν λύκον ἐρχόμενον, καὶ ἀφίησιν τὰ πρόβατα καὶ φεύγει, καὶ ὁ λύκος ἁρπάζει αὐτὰ καὶ σκορπίζει,
Nova Versão Internacional - O assalariado não é o pastor a quem as ovelhas pertencem. Assim, quando vê que o lobo vem, abandona as ovelhas e foge. Então o lobo ataca o rebanho e o dispersa.
Hoffnung für alle - Anders ist es mit einem, dem die Schafe nicht gehören und der nur wegen des Geldes als Hirte arbeitet. Er flieht, wenn der Wolf kommt, und überlässt die Schafe sich selbst. Der Wolf fällt über die Schafe her und jagt die Herde auseinander.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Người chăn thuê không phải là người chăn thật, đàn chiên không phải của nó, nên gặp muông sói là nó bỏ chạy. Muông sói sẽ vồ lấy chiên, đuổi chiên chạy tán loạn.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - คนรับจ้างไม่ใช่คนเลี้ยงซึ่งเป็นเจ้าของแกะ ดังนั้นเมื่อเห็นสุนัขป่ามาเขาก็ละทิ้งฝูงแกะและหนีไป แล้วสุนัขป่าก็เข้าทำร้ายฝูงแกะและทำให้แตกกระจัดกระจายไป
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ผู้รับจ้างไม่ใช่เจ้าของแกะ และไม่ใช่ผู้เลี้ยงดูฝูงแกะ พอเขาเห็นสุนัขป่ามาก็ทอดทิ้งฝูงแกะแล้วหนีไป สุนัขป่าจะคว้าคาบแกะไป ทำให้แกะทั้งฝูงวิ่งหนีกันเตลิดเปิดเปิง

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Ezekiel 34:2 - “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them, the [spiritual] shepherds, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Woe (judgment is coming) to the [spiritual] shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flock?
Ezekiel 34:3 - You eat the fat [the choicest of meat], and clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the best of the livestock, but you do not feed the flock.
Ezekiel 34:4 - You have not strengthened those who are weak, you have not healed the sick, you have not bandaged the crippled, you have not brought back those gone astray, you have not looked for the lost; but you have ruled them with force and violence.
Ezekiel 34:5 - They were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the predators of the field.
Ezekiel 34:6 - My flock wandered through all the mountains and on every high hill; My flock was scattered over all the face of the earth and no one searched or sought them.” ’ ”
1 Timothy 3:8 - Deacons likewise must be men worthy of respect [honorable, financially ethical, of good character], not double-tongued [speakers of half-truths], not addicted to wine, not greedy for dishonest gain,
Matthew 7:15 - “Beware of the false prophets, [teachers] who come to you dressed as sheep [appearing gentle and innocent], but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
1 Timothy 3:3 - not addicted to wine, not a bully nor quick-tempered and hot-headed, but gentle and considerate, free from the love of money [not greedy for wealth and its inherent power—financially ethical].
John 10:3 - The doorkeeper opens [the gate] for this man, and the sheep hear his voice and pay attention to it. And [knowing that they listen] he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out [to pasture].
1 Peter 5:2 - shepherd and guide and protect the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not [motivated] for shameful gain, but with wholehearted enthusiasm;
Acts 20:29 - I know that after I am gone, [false teachers like] ferocious wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;
2 Timothy 4:10 - for Demas, having loved [the pleasures of] this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
Matthew 10:16 - “Listen carefully: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise as serpents, and innocent as doves [have no self-serving agenda].
Titus 1:7 - For the overseer, as God’s steward, must be blameless, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain [but financially ethical].
Isaiah 56:10 - Israel’s watchmen are blind, They are all without knowledge. They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.
Isaiah 56:11 - And the dogs are greedy; they never have enough. They are shepherds who have no understanding; They have all turned to their own way, Each one to his unlawful gain, without exception.
Isaiah 56:12 - “Come,” [they say,] “let us get wine, and let us fill ourselves with strong drink; And tomorrow will be like today, very great indeed.”
Zechariah 11:16 - For behold, I am going to raise up a [false] shepherd in the land who will not care for the perishing, seek the scattered, heal the broken, or feed the healthy; but will eat the flesh of the fat ones and tear off their hoofs [to consume everything].
Zechariah 11:17 - Woe (judgment is coming) to the worthless and foolish shepherd Who deserts the flock! The sword will strike his arm And his right eye! His arm shall be totally withered And his right eye completely blinded.”
2 Peter 2:3 - And in their greed they will exploit you with false arguments and twisted doctrine. Their sentence [of condemnation which God has decreed] from a time long ago is not idle [but is still in force], and their destruction and deepening misery is not asleep [but is on its way].

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Amplified Bible - But the hired man [who merely serves for wages], who is neither the shepherd nor the owner of the sheep, when he sees the wolf coming, deserts the flock and runs away; and the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them.
新标点和合本 - 若是雇工，不是牧人，羊也不是他自己的，他看见狼来，就撇下羊逃走；狼抓住羊，赶散了羊群。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 雇工不是牧人，羊不是他自己的，他一看见狼来，就撇下羊群逃跑；狼抓住羊，把它们赶散。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 雇工不是牧人，羊不是他自己的，他一看见狼来，就撇下羊群逃跑；狼抓住羊，把它们赶散。
当代译本 - 雇工不是牧人，羊也不是他的，他一见狼来了，必撇下羊逃命。狼就会抓住羊，驱散羊群。
圣经新译本 - 那作雇工不是牧人的，羊也不是自己的，他一见狼来，就把羊撇下逃跑，狼就抓住羊群，把他们驱散了；
中文标准译本 - 那雇来的不是牧人，羊也不是自己的，他看见狼来了，撇下羊就逃。这样，狼就抢夺羊，把它们驱散了。
现代标点和合本 - 若是雇工，不是牧人，羊也不是他自己的，他看见狼来，就撇下羊逃走，狼抓住羊，赶散了羊群。
和合本（拼音版） - 若是雇工，不是牧人，羊也不是他自己的，他看见狼来，就撇下羊逃走。狼抓住羊，赶散了羊群。
New International Version - The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.
New International Reader's Version - The hired man is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when the hired man sees the wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.
English Standard Version - He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
New Living Translation - A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock.
Christian Standard Bible - The hired hand, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them.
New American Standard Bible - He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches them and scatters the flock.
New King James Version - But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them.
American Standard Version - He that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatcheth them, and scattereth them:
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.
New English Translation - The hired hand, who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and runs away. So the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them.
World English Bible - He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn’t own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep, and scatters them.
新標點和合本 - 若是雇工，不是牧人，羊也不是他自己的，他看見狼來，就撇下羊逃走；狼抓住羊，趕散了羊羣。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 雇工不是牧人，羊不是他自己的，他一看見狼來，就撇下羊羣逃跑；狼抓住羊，把牠們趕散。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 雇工不是牧人，羊不是他自己的，他一看見狼來，就撇下羊羣逃跑；狼抓住羊，把牠們趕散。
當代譯本 - 僱工不是牧人，羊也不是他的，他一見狼來了，必撇下羊逃命。狼就會抓住羊，驅散羊群。
聖經新譯本 - 那作雇工不是牧人的，羊也不是自己的，他一見狼來，就把羊撇下逃跑，狼就抓住羊群，把他們驅散了；
呂振中譯本 - 做雇工而不是牧人的，羊不是自己的羊的，見狼來了，就撇下了羊逃跑了——狼抓住羊，給趕散了——
中文標準譯本 - 那雇來的不是牧人，羊也不是自己的，他看見狼來了，撇下羊就逃。這樣，狼就搶奪羊，把牠們驅散了。
現代標點和合本 - 若是雇工，不是牧人，羊也不是他自己的，他看見狼來，就撇下羊逃走，狼抓住羊，趕散了羊群。
文理和合譯本 - 傭者、非牧也、羊非己羊、見狼至、則棄而逃、狼攫而散之、
文理委辦譯本 - 傭非羊牧、羊非傭羊、傭見狼至、棄羊而逃、狼獲羊而群散矣、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 傭者非羊之牧、羊非其所有、見狼至、棄其羊而逃、狼即攫羊而散其群、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 若係傭工、則非羊牧、其羊既非所有、故一見狼至、即棄羊而逸、任狼攫羊、逐散其群。
Nueva Versión Internacional - El asalariado no es el pastor, y a él no le pertenecen las ovejas. Cuando ve que el lobo se acerca, abandona las ovejas y huye; entonces el lobo ataca al rebaño y lo dispersa.
현대인의 성경 - 삯꾼은 목자가 아니고 양도 자기 양이 아니므로 이리가 오는 것을 보면 양을 버리고 달아난다. 그래서 이리가 양들을 물어가고 양떼를 흩어 버린다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Наемному пастуху овцы не принадлежат, и, когда он видит, что пришел волк, он бросает овец и убегает. Тогда волк хватает овец и разгоняет все стадо.
Восточный перевод - Наёмному пастуху овцы не принадлежат, и, когда он видит, что пришёл волк, он бросает овец и убегает. Тогда волк хватает овец и разгоняет всё стадо.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Наёмному пастуху овцы не принадлежат, и, когда он видит, что пришёл волк, он бросает овец и убегает. Тогда волк хватает овец и разгоняет всё стадо.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Наёмному пастуху овцы не принадлежат, и, когда он видит, что пришёл волк, он бросает овец и убегает. Тогда волк хватает овец и разгоняет всё стадо.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Celui qui n’est pas le berger, qui n’est pas le propriétaire des brebis, mais que l’on paye pour les garder, se sauve, lui, dès qu’il voit venir le loup, et il abandonne les brebis ; alors le loup se précipite sur elles, il s’empare de quelques-unes et disperse le troupeau.
リビングバイブル - 雇い人は、狼が来れば羊を捨てて、すぐに逃げ出します。彼らは羊の持ち主でも、羊飼いでもないからです。こうして狼は羊にとびかかり、群れを追い散らしてしまいます。
Nestle Aland 28 - ὁ μισθωτὸς καὶ οὐκ ὢν ποιμήν, οὗ οὐκ ἔστιν τὰ πρόβατα ἴδια, θεωρεῖ τὸν λύκον ἐρχόμενον καὶ ἀφίησιν τὰ πρόβατα καὶ φεύγει – καὶ ὁ λύκος ἁρπάζει αὐτὰ καὶ σκορπίζει –
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὁ μισθωτὸς καὶ οὐκ ὢν ποιμήν, οὗ οὐκ ἔστιν τὰ πρόβατα ἴδια, θεωρεῖ τὸν λύκον ἐρχόμενον, καὶ ἀφίησιν τὰ πρόβατα καὶ φεύγει, καὶ ὁ λύκος ἁρπάζει αὐτὰ καὶ σκορπίζει,
Nova Versão Internacional - O assalariado não é o pastor a quem as ovelhas pertencem. Assim, quando vê que o lobo vem, abandona as ovelhas e foge. Então o lobo ataca o rebanho e o dispersa.
Hoffnung für alle - Anders ist es mit einem, dem die Schafe nicht gehören und der nur wegen des Geldes als Hirte arbeitet. Er flieht, wenn der Wolf kommt, und überlässt die Schafe sich selbst. Der Wolf fällt über die Schafe her und jagt die Herde auseinander.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Người chăn thuê không phải là người chăn thật, đàn chiên không phải của nó, nên gặp muông sói là nó bỏ chạy. Muông sói sẽ vồ lấy chiên, đuổi chiên chạy tán loạn.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - คนรับจ้างไม่ใช่คนเลี้ยงซึ่งเป็นเจ้าของแกะ ดังนั้นเมื่อเห็นสุนัขป่ามาเขาก็ละทิ้งฝูงแกะและหนีไป แล้วสุนัขป่าก็เข้าทำร้ายฝูงแกะและทำให้แตกกระจัดกระจายไป
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ผู้รับจ้างไม่ใช่เจ้าของแกะ และไม่ใช่ผู้เลี้ยงดูฝูงแกะ พอเขาเห็นสุนัขป่ามาก็ทอดทิ้งฝูงแกะแล้วหนีไป สุนัขป่าจะคว้าคาบแกะไป ทำให้แกะทั้งฝูงวิ่งหนีกันเตลิดเปิดเปิง

Ezekiel 34:2 - “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them, the [spiritual] shepherds, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Woe (judgment is coming) to the [spiritual] shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flock?
Ezekiel 34:3 - You eat the fat [the choicest of meat], and clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the best of the livestock, but you do not feed the flock.
Ezekiel 34:4 - You have not strengthened those who are weak, you have not healed the sick, you have not bandaged the crippled, you have not brought back those gone astray, you have not looked for the lost; but you have ruled them with force and violence.
Ezekiel 34:5 - They were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the predators of the field.
Ezekiel 34:6 - My flock wandered through all the mountains and on every high hill; My flock was scattered over all the face of the earth and no one searched or sought them.” ’ ”
1 Timothy 3:8 - Deacons likewise must be men worthy of respect [honorable, financially ethical, of good character], not double-tongued [speakers of half-truths], not addicted to wine, not greedy for dishonest gain,
Matthew 7:15 - “Beware of the false prophets, [teachers] who come to you dressed as sheep [appearing gentle and innocent], but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
1 Timothy 3:3 - not addicted to wine, not a bully nor quick-tempered and hot-headed, but gentle and considerate, free from the love of money [not greedy for wealth and its inherent power—financially ethical].
John 10:3 - The doorkeeper opens [the gate] for this man, and the sheep hear his voice and pay attention to it. And [knowing that they listen] he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out [to pasture].
1 Peter 5:2 - shepherd and guide and protect the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not [motivated] for shameful gain, but with wholehearted enthusiasm;
Acts 20:29 - I know that after I am gone, [false teachers like] ferocious wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;
2 Timothy 4:10 - for Demas, having loved [the pleasures of] this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
Matthew 10:16 - “Listen carefully: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise as serpents, and innocent as doves [have no self-serving agenda].
Titus 1:7 - For the overseer, as God’s steward, must be blameless, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain [but financially ethical].
Isaiah 56:10 - Israel’s watchmen are blind, They are all without knowledge. They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.
Isaiah 56:11 - And the dogs are greedy; they never have enough. They are shepherds who have no understanding; They have all turned to their own way, Each one to his unlawful gain, without exception.
Isaiah 56:12 - “Come,” [they say,] “let us get wine, and let us fill ourselves with strong drink; And tomorrow will be like today, very great indeed.”
Zechariah 11:16 - For behold, I am going to raise up a [false] shepherd in the land who will not care for the perishing, seek the scattered, heal the broken, or feed the healthy; but will eat the flesh of the fat ones and tear off their hoofs [to consume everything].
Zechariah 11:17 - Woe (judgment is coming) to the worthless and foolish shepherd Who deserts the flock! The sword will strike his arm And his right eye! His arm shall be totally withered And his right eye completely blinded.”
2 Peter 2:3 - And in their greed they will exploit you with false arguments and twisted doctrine. Their sentence [of condemnation which God has decreed] from a time long ago is not idle [but is still in force], and their destruction and deepening misery is not asleep [but is on its way].