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He fleesbecauseὅτιhe isἐστινa hired handμισθωτόςandκαὶdoes notοὐcareμέλειaboutπερὶthe sheep.τῶν προβάτων
John 10:13
Study it in the app“He flees because he is a hired hand and does not care about the sheep.”
With the Greek beneath
John 10:13, word by word
- he isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- a hired handμισθωτόςmisthōtos
hired hand
Hired hand, worker paid by the day.
Where else “misthōtos” appears- careμέλειmelei
be of concern
Matter, be a concern to someone.
Where else “melei” appears- the sheepπροβάτωνprobatōn
flock
The people a shepherd cares for, God's people.
Where else “probatōn” appears
The context
12The hired hand, who is not a shepherd and whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf seizes them and scatters them.
13 · This verse (above)
14I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,
To study John 10 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus says, “I am the good shepherd.” What does the good shepherd do for the sheep, and how is he different from the hired hand? (vv. 11-15)
2. What it means
Jesus says the sheep hear his voice and he knows them (vv. 3-4, 27). What kind of relationship does that show between him and those who follow him?
3. How I live it
Jesus says he came so that they may have life in abundance (v. 10). In what part of your life do you need to hear his voice today?