Thus, too, the birth of Jesus was first announced to shepherds keeping watch over their flock.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
It was plain therefore that Jesus was the Shepherd, and it was also plain that the Pharisees were not among Christ's sheep; they might be in the fold, but as they did not recognise and follow Christ they showed that they did not belong to His flock.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
The rest of the flock ran away, and with them a great buffalo, which he did not perceive before, as he lay hidden behind a stone.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz