John 10:13

John 10:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
• New International Version (NIV)The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep.

Context of John 10:13

11I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His [own] life for the sheep. 12But the hired man [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 snatches the sheep and scatters them. The man runs because he is a hired hand [who serves only for wages] and is not concerned about the [safety of the] sheep. 14I am the Good Shepherd, and I know [without any doubt those who are] My own and My own know Me [and have a deep, personal relationship with Me]— 15even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father—and I lay down My [very own] life [sacrificing it] for the benefit of the sheep.

John 10:13 word by word

ὅτι μισθωτός ἐστιν καὶ οὐ μέλει αὐτῷ περὶ τῶν προβάτων.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The hirelingμισθωτόςmisthōtos · hired workerG3411
• fleethφεύγωpheugō · to fleeG5343
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• he isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• carethμέλωmelō · to concernG3199
• notοὐou · noG3756
• forπερίperi · aboutG4012
• the sheepὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the sheepπρόβατονprobaton · sheepG4263
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for John 10:13

• John 12:6Now he said this, not because he cared about the poor [for he had never cared about them], but because he was a thief; and since he had the money box [serving as treasurer for the twelve disciples], he used to pilfer what was put into it.
• Acts 18:17Then the Greeks all seized Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and began beating him right in front of the judgment seat; but Gallio paid no attention to any of this.
• Philippians 2:20For I have no one else [like him who is] so kindred a spirit who will be genuinely concerned for your [spiritual] welfare.

Commentaries on John 10:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Because he is a hireling - Because he regards only his wages. He feels no special interest in the flock.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-18Verses 10-18 Christ is a good Shepherd; many who were not thieves, yet were careless in their duty, and by their neglect the flock was much hurt. Bad principles are the root of bad practices. The Lord Jesus knows whom he has chosen, and is sure of them; they also know whom they have trusted, and are sure of Him. See here the grace of Christ; since none could demand his life of him, he laid it down of himself for our redemption. He offered himself to be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-13Small villages often created communal flocks and employed a hired hand to tend the sheep. However, an employee lacked the commitment of a true shepherd. The wilderness of Judea had many predators. When a wolf or other predators attacked, the hired hand would run rather than defend the sheep. Jesus will never do this; he will always stand between his sheep and danger.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-147-14. I am the door of the sheep--that is, the way in to the fold, with all blessed privileges, both for shepherds and sheep (compare Joh 14:6; Ep 2:18).Read the comment

Topics related to John 10:13

• Employee
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Sheep
• Shepherd

In the dictionaries

• Fold
• Lay
• Parable
• Sanctify
• Sheep
• Thief
• Allegory
• Care; Carefulness; Careful
• God
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on John 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings