He saw individuals having spiritual needs. They were like sheep straying helplessly, having no shepherd to guide them to green pastures or to protect them.
( यहेज्केल ३४: २ - ४; योहान ७: ४७ - ४९) पण येशूने त्यांच्याशी अतिशय वेगळ्या प्रकारे व्यवहार करायचे ठरवले.