‘Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! ’ This is the Lord’s declaration.
John 10:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition All others who came [as such] before Me are thieves and robbers, but the [true] sheep did not listen to and obey them. American Standard Version (1901) All that came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. Common English Bible All who came before me were thieves and outlaws, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. Catholic Public Domain Version All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers, and the sheep did not listen to them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers: and the sheep heard them not. |
‘Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! ’ This is the Lord’s declaration.
‘Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and say to them, “This is what the Lord God says to the shepherds: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who have been feeding themselves! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed their flock?
The princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the night, which leave nothing for the morning.
I am about to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who are perishing, and he will not seek the lost or heal the broken. He will not sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the fat sheep and tear off their hooves.
‘Truly I tell you, anyone who doesn’t enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in some other way is a thief and a robber.
They will never follow a stranger; instead they will run away from him, because they don’t know the voice of strangers.’
Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a group of about four hundred men rallied to him. He was killed, and all his followers were dispersed and came to nothing.