Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
John 10:12 - King James 2000 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the hired servant (he who merely serves for wages) who is neither the shepherd nor the owner of the sheep, when he sees the wolf coming, deserts the flock and runs away. And the wolf chases and snatches them and scatters [the flock]. American Standard Version (1901) He that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatcheth them, and scattereth them: Common English Bible When the hired hand sees the wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and runs away. That’s because he isn’t the shepherd; the sheep aren’t really his. So the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them. Catholic Public Domain Version But the hired hand, and whoever is not a shepherd, to whom the sheep do not belong, he sees the wolf approaching, and he departs from the sheep and flees. And the wolf ravages and scatters the sheep. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and flieth: and the wolf catcheth, and scattereth the sheep: |
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.
The hireling flees, because he is a hireling, and cares not for the sheep.
To him the gatekeeper opens; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
Not given to wine, not violent, not greedy of money; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of dishonest gain;
For Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
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;
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;
And through covetousness shall they with false words exploit you: whose judgment of old now lingers not, and their destruction slumbers not.