Bible Encyclopedias
Flock (2)
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
the correlative term to "pastor." "The way in which this term, or the language which implies it, invariably occurs in Scripture (1 Peter 5:2; John 21:15), points out to the people that they are not properly the minister's flock (which would exalt him into the mediator between them and God), but Christ's." Eden, Church Dictionary, s.v.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Flock (2)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/f/flock-2.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.