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12 The hired hand, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them[a] and runs away when he sees a wolf(A) coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them. 13 This happens because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care about the sheep.

14 ‘I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and my own know me,

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  1. 10:12 Lit leaves the sheep

12 But a [a]hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and (A)leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. 13 The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd; and (B)I know My sheep, and (C)am known by My own.

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  1. John 10:12 hired man

12 He who is (A)a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and (B)leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and (C)scatters them. 13 He flees because (D)he is a hired hand and (E)cares nothing for the sheep. 14 (F)I am the good shepherd. (G)I know my own and (H)my own know me,

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