John 10:12

New American Bible - revised edition

A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf catches and scatters them.

Cross References

Matthew 10:16

“Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves.

Matthew 7:15

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves.

John 10:13

This is because he works for pay and has no concern for the sheep.

John 10:2

But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

John 10:3

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

Acts 20:29

I know that after my departure savage wolves will come among you, and they will not spare the flock.

1 Timothy 3:3

not a drunkard, not aggressive, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money.

1 Timothy 3:8

Similarly, deacons must be dignified, not deceitful, not addicted to drink, not greedy for sordid gain,

2 Timothy 4:10

for Demas, enamored of the present world, deserted me and went to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

Titus 1:7

For a bishop as God’s steward must be blameless, not arrogant, not irritable, not a drunkard, not aggressive, not greedy for sordid gain,

1 Peter 5:2

Tend the flock of God in your midst, [overseeing] not by constraint but willingly, as God would have it, not for shameful profit but eagerly.

2 Peter 2:3

In their greed they will exploit you with fabrications, but from of old their condemnation has not been idle and their destruction does not sleep. Lessons from the Past.