The hired hand runs away because he is a hired hand, and does not care about the sheep.
But he who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and runs away. So the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them.
“I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and am known by My own.
He said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief. And having the money box, he used to steal what was put in it.
Then all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. But none of these things mattered to Gallio.
But I prefer that you have no concern. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.
But he who is married cares for the things of the world, how he may please his wife.
For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your welfare.