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From: Ante-nicene Fathers

(1) This is a group from which the incurable were expelled to prevent the spread of disease among the members, specifically the lambs.^[1] (2) The flock is the group of believers, and it is wished that they may be enlightened by the honor of the brethren's confession, expressing a good wish.^[2] (3) This is a metaphor for the community of believers, the members of the church, who are being scattered and wounded by Marcian, and who need to be gathered together and cared for.^[3] (4) The community of believers, who are to be cared for by the bishop, and who should be brought back into the Church, with the bishop serving as a guide, and bringing healing and hope for the penitent.^[4] (5) The group of people consigned to the care of a pastor, with the text stating they should not dare to bring a charge against their pastor unless they err in the faith.^[5]

From: Gospel of Thomas Commentary

(1) A group of sheep, including the lost one and the ninety-nine, that the shepherd cares for.^[6]

From: A Dictionary of the Bible (Hastings)

(1) The flock is led by the shepherd, though the shepherd鈥檚 boy may bring up the rear, as described in the provided text.^[7] (2) This term is used to describe the group that the presbyter or elder, otherwise known as the bishop or overseer, had the duty to feed.^[8] (3) This refers to the followers of Jesus, and Peter was charged with caring for them, as the Good Shepherd had died for them, as stated in the text.^[9] (4) The flock is where the Holy Ghost has made the elders bishops over them, and the text refers to this in Acts 20:28.^[10] (5) The flock, including both sheep and goats, provided milk for the Hebrews, and was an important source of sustenance.^[11]

From: Expositions of Holy Scripture

(1) This is a term used to represent the community of believers, and the text highlights the importance of religious leaders caring for them and not exploiting their generosity.^[12] (2) This term is used to represent the believers who need to be guided and protected, and are provided for by the shepherd.^[13] (3) A collective term used to describe the group of believers or followers who trust in Christ and are under His care.^[14]

From: Bible cyclopedia, critical and expository

(1) This refers to the group of people who the elders ruled over.^[15] (2) The hills were more likely to be the scene of the flocks being kept than the grain-abounding valley, according to the text.^[16]

From: The Complete Sayings of Jesus

(1) A term used by Jesus to describe the sheep that would be scattered abroad.^[17]

From: A Cyclopedia of Biblical literature

(1) The department under the charge of the royal bailiffs.^[18]

From: Hymns for Christian Devotion

(1) This is a group of animals, watched over by shepherds, under the light of the stars, as the text describes.^[19]

From: The Book of the Bee

(1) Moses watered the flocks.^[20]

From: The Book of the Cave of Treasures

(1) These are a type of the three divisions and three groups that come for baptism, namely, men and women and children, and they are watered at the well.^[21]

From: The Second Helvetic Confession

(1) This is a group of people, or community, that the true shepherds protect by driving away the false teachers, safeguarding them from harm.^[22]

From: Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England

(1) This group, including shepherds, abandoned their faith and engaged in sinful behavior, contributing to the overall moral decay.^[23] (2) Metaphorically represents the community of believers committed to a shepherd, in this case, referring to the people under Laurentius's care.^[24]