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John 10:12

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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.

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They will exploit  you in their greed  with made-up stories. Their condemnation,  pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.


As an overseer  of God’s household, he must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not an excessive drinker, not a bully, not greedy for money,


because Demas  has deserted me,  since he loved this present world, and has gone to Thessalonica.  Crescens has gone to Galatia,  Titus  to Dalmatia.


Deacons,  likewise, should be worthy of respect, not hypocritical, not drinking a lot of wine, not greedy for money,


not an excessive drinker, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy.


I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.


Shepherd God’s flock among you,  not overseeing  out of compulsion but willingly, as God would have you;  not out of greed for money but eagerly;


The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.


‘Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.


‘Be on your guard against false prophets   who come to you in sheep’s   clothing   but inwardly are ravaging wolves.


The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd   of the sheep.


This happens because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care about the sheep.





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