John 10:12

Bible in Basic English 1965

He who is a servant, and not the keeper or the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming and goes in flight, away from the sheep; and the wolf comes down on them and sends them in all directions:

Cross References

Matthew 10:16

See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.

Matthew 7:15

Be on the watch for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are cruel wolves.

John 10:13

Because he is a servant he has no interest in the sheep.

John 10:2

He who goes in by the door is the keeper of the sheep.

John 10:3

The porter lets him in; and the sheep give ear to his voice; he says over the names of the sheep, and takes them out.

Acts 20:29

I am conscious that after I am gone, evil wolves will come in among you, doing damage to the flock;

1 Timothy 3:3

Not quickly moved to wrath or blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money;

1 Timothy 3:8

Deacons, in the same way, are to be serious in their behaviour, not false in word, not given to taking much wine or greatly desiring the wealth of this world;

2 Timothy 4:10

For Demas has gone away from me, for love of this present life, and has gone to Thessalonica: Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

Titus 1:7

For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself;

1 Peter 5:2

Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind;

2 Peter 2:3

And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.