Joh 10:12 | NETfull | STEP | The hired hand, who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and runs away. So the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them.

John 10:12

12 The hired hand, ^{▼▼ Jesus contrasts the behavior of the shepherd with that of the hired hand. This is a worker who is simply paid to do a job; he has no other interest in the sheep and is certainly not about to risk his life for them. When they are threatened, he simply runs away.} who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons ^{▼▼ Grk “leaves.”} the sheep and runs away. ^{▼▼ Or “flees.”} So the wolf attacks ^{▼▼ Or “seizes.” The more traditional rendering, “snatches,” has the idea of seizing something by force and carrying it off, which is certainly possible here. However, in the sequence in John 10:12, this action precedes the scattering of the flock of sheep, so “attacks” is preferable.} the sheep and scatters them.