King James Version (KJV)
John 10:12
“‹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.›”
Verse in context — John 10
10
‹The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have› [it] ‹more abundantly.›
11
‹I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.›
12
‹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.›
13
‹The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.›
14
‹I am the good shepherd, and know my› [sheep], ‹and am known of mine.›
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