John 10:12
Douay-Rheims
But the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and flieth: and the wolf catcheth, and scattereth the sheep:
Gregory the Great
(Hom. in Evang. xiv.) But whether a man be a shepherd or an hireling, cannot be told for certain, except in a time of trial. In tranquil times, the hireling generally stands watch like the shepherd. But when the wolf comes, then every one shews with what spirit he stood watch over the flock.
Source details
A.D. 604 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on John 10:11-13
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.