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John 10:13
John 10:13 is verse 13 of John chapter 10, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.
King James Version
The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
World English Bible
The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care for the sheep.
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John 10:11–15 · Berean Standard Bible
11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
12 The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
13 The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
15 just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
John 12:6Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
Acts 18:17At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.
Philippians 2:20I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.