τὴν μέριμναν … αὐτὸν comes from Psalms 55:12, ἐπίριψον ἐπὶ Κύριον τὴν μέριμνάν σου, which is the source of part of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:25 ff.). ὅτι … ὑμῶν substituted for καὶ αὐτός σε διαθρέψει of Ps. l.c. in accordance with Jesus' amplification and application of the metaphor. God cares for His flock as the hireling shepherd does not (οὐ μέλει αὐτῷ περὶ τῶν προβάτων, John 10:13).

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