But he that is a hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees: and the wolf catches them, and scatters the sheep.
And through covetousness shall they with false words exploit you: whose judgment of old now lingers not, and their destruction slumbers not.
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not violent, not given to dishonest gain;
For Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of dishonest gain;
Not given to wine, not violent, not greedy of money; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for dishonest gain, but of a ready mind;
To him the gatekeeper opens; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
But he that enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
The hireling flees, because he is a hireling, and cares not for the sheep.