“ The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. ”
Because he is a hireling - Because he regards only his wages. He feels no special interest in the flock.
John 10. The Close of the Ministry in Jerusalem. [85] John 10:1-21 . The Good Shepherd. The first part of this chapter records Jesus-' teaching on true and false leadership. In John 10:1-5 we...
The hireling fleeth . [L] Tm. Trm. WI. omit, but not the Syriac. See App-94. note 3, p. 136. because . Greek. hoti. Same as "for" in John 10:4 . careth not for . is not himself concerned abou...
13. The hireling fleeth. The reason is, because he careth not for the sheep, which means, that his heart is not moved by the scattering of the flock, because he thinks that it does not at...
The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
The hireling— It is not barely receiving of hire which denominates a man a hireling, —( for the labourer is worthy of his hire, Jesus Christ himself being the judge; yea, and the Lord hath ord...
The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. No JFB commentary on this verse.
The Good Shepherd. The Feast of the Dedication 1-18. Allegories of the Fold and of the Good Shepherd. This chapter continues Christ's discourse to His Pharisaic disciples begun at John 9:39 . His...
The hireling fleeth. — These words are again an addition to the text, and should he omitted with the great majority of the best authorities. If we omit them this verse must be immediately connected...
Chapter 21 JESUS THE GOOD SHEPHERD. “Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber....
Jesus the Good Shepherd John 10:7-18 He who came in by the door which John the Baptist opened has become the door. It stands open to all comers- if any man. The salvation here mentioned refer...
Continuing, He gave a more detailed picture of that coming order. There was to be a fold, with a door. There was to be a flock, with a shepherd. Entrance to the fold would be by the door. The flock w...
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. (2) But he that entereth in by the door is the s...
The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling ,.... And has no propriety in the sheep; had he, he would abide by them, and defend them; but because he has not, he will not expose himself to any dan...
The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. Ver. 13. The hireling fleeth ] Yet is not every one that fleeth to be judged a hireling presently. There is a lawful...
I am the good shepherd Jesus, having represented himself as the door of the sheep , and intimated the regards which ought to be maintained to him as such, particularly by those that professed to b...
THE SHEEPFOLD AND THE SHEPHERD (vs.1-18) Now the Lord speaks in parabolic form, again in verse 1 doubly pressing the truth of His words. One climbing the fence of the sheepfold (rather then enter...
The Good Shepherd. 1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some othe...
The reason why he that is a mere hired servant, and hath no property in the sheep, fleeth, is, because he is a hireling, and doth what he doth merely for his wages; and when a danger ariseth, which h...
The Good Shepherd and the False Shepherds ( John 10:1-18 ). The way that the parable opens emphasises the fact that the parable is as much about the false shepherds as it is about the true. It is...
EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 10:1-21 contain a discourse on false and true leaders and teachers in reference to Christ, under the allegoric parable of the fold and the good shepherd. The...
John 10:1-2 . Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the d...
John 10:1 . He that entereth not by the door is a thief and a robber. After the scribes had formed a plot against the life of the good shepherd, he told them that they were not the children of Abr...
He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold Shepherdhood The simple lesson which our Lord intended to teach in this familiar passage has often been strangely mistaken. The minds of men...
EXPOSITION John 10:1-43 5. Christ the Shepherd of the flock of God . The discourse which now follows was the Lord's parabolic or allegoric reply to the conduct of the Pharisaic malign...
Jesus the Good Shepherd:
Acts 18:17 ; John 12:6 ; Philippians 2:20
The Door of the Sheepfold John 10:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Let us consider the all-inclusiveness, and the all-exclusive-ness of Christ, as introductory to our theme. First of all Christ said: "...
The hireling fleeth because he is a hireling — Because he loves the hire, not the sheep.