John 10:13

The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Because he is a hireling - Because he regards only his wages. He feels no special interest in the flock.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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 hi...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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. Entr...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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 clim...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Good Shepherd. 1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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 t...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“He who is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees. And the wolf snatches t...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 10:1-21 contain a discourse on false and true leaders and teachers in reference to Christ, under the allegor...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 th...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 10:1 . 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 thie...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 10:1 . Verily, verily, I say unto you, Now we may be absolutely certain that there is something of the utmost importance wherever Christ use...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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, h...
The Biblical Illustrator

He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold Shepherdhood The simple lesson which our Lord intended to teach in this familiar passage ha...
The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jesus the Good Shepherd:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 18:17 ; John 12:6 ; Philippians 2:20
Wells of Living Water Commentary

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 intr...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The hireling fleeth because he is a hireling — Because he loves the hire, not the sheep.

¹³ The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

Related Commentaries of John 10:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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