Jesus spoke of “other sheep, ” who would not be of the same“ fold ” as the “little flock ” of his anointed followers. He said: “Those also I must bring, and they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock, one shepherd. ”
४५: १६, १७) तर मग, या दृष्टान्ताच्या संदर्भात, याजक हे अभिषिक्‍त जनांना तर गैरयाजकीय वंशांचे इस्राएल लोक हे पृथ्वीवरील जीवनाची आशा असलेल्यांना सूचित करतात.