Little flock (το μικρον ποιμνιον). Vocative with the article as used in Hebrew and often in the Koine and so in the N.T. Se…

Little flock. Our Savior often represents himself as a shepherd, and his followers as a flock or as sheep. The figure was beautiful. In Ju…

Fear not, little flock.—The words continue to be spoken to the inner circle of the disciples. They are “the litt…

But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleas…

Glossa Ordinaria: Our Lord, having removed concern for temporal things from the hearts of His disciples, now banishes fear fro…

“Do not be afraid” introduces another contrast. The “little flock,” which now needs to be fed and defended, will one day inherit the kingdom, posse…

Fear not, little flock. By this declaration our Lord strengthens the confidence to which he had exhorted his people: for how would God ref…

Fear not little flock
these words are particularly directed to the immediate apostles and disciples of Christ; but a…

Christ strongly emphasized this caution not to give way to unsettling, perplexing worries (Matthew 6:25–34). The arguments used here ar…