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:
John 10:13 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 he fleeth because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now the hireling flees because he merely serves for wages and is not himself concerned about the sheep [cares nothing for them]. American Standard Version (1901) he fleeth because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep. Common English Bible He’s only a hired hand and the sheep don’t matter to him. Catholic Public Domain Version And the hired hand flees, because he is a hired hand and there is no concern for the sheep within him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the hireling flieth, because he is a hireling: and he hath no care for the sheep. |
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:
Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the bag took away what was put therein.
And they all laid hold on Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgement-seat. And Gallio cared for none of these things.
But I would have you to be free from cares. He that is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
but he that is married is careful for the things of the world, how he may please his wife.