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Ezekiel 34:4
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Ezekiel 34:4
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4 You have not strengthened the weak or healed(A) the sick or bound up(B) the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally.(C)
Matthew 18:12-13
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Matthew 18:12-13
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12 (A)What do you think? (B)If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? 13 And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.
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Matthew 18:12-13
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Matthew 18:12-13
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12 “What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? 13 And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off.
Matthew 9:36
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Matthew 9:36
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36 (A)When he saw the crowds, (B)he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, (C)like sheep without a shepherd.
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Matthew 9:36
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Matthew 9:36
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36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them,(A) because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.(B)
Ezekiel 34:16
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Ezekiel 34:16
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16 (A)I will seek the lost, (B)and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and (C)the fat and the strong I will destroy.[a] I will feed them in justice.
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- Ezekiel 34:16 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate I will watch over
Ezekiel 34:16
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Ezekiel 34:16
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16 I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up(A) the injured and strengthen the weak,(B) but the sleek and the strong I will destroy.(C) I will shepherd the flock with justice.(D)
Matthew 10:6
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Matthew 10:6
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6 (A)but go rather to (B)the lost sheep of (C)the house of Israel.
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Matthew 10:6
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Matthew 10:6
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6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.(A)
Zechariah 11:15-16
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Zechariah 11:15-16
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15 Then the Lord said to me, “Take once more the equipment of (A)a foolish shepherd. 16 For behold, I am raising up in the land a shepherd (B)who does not care for those being destroyed, or seek the young or heal the maimed or nourish the healthy, but (C)devours the flesh of the fat ones, tearing off even their hoofs.
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Zechariah 11:15-16
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Zechariah 11:15-16
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15 Then the Lord said to me, “Take again the equipment of a foolish shepherd. 16 For I am going to raise up a shepherd over the land who will not care for the lost, or seek the young, or heal the injured, or feed the healthy, but will eat the meat of the choice sheep, tearing off their hooves.
Revelation 17:5-6
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Revelation 17:5-6
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5 And on her forehead was written a name of (A)mystery: (B)“Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth's abominations.” 6 And I saw the woman, drunk (C)with the blood of the saints, the blood of (D)the martyrs of Jesus.[a]
When I saw her, I marveled greatly.
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- Revelation 17:6 Greek the witnesses to Jesus
Revelation 17:5-6
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Revelation 17:5-6
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5 The name written on her forehead was a mystery:(A)
6 I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people,(D) the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.
When I saw her, I was greatly astonished.
Exodus 1:13-14
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Exodus 1:13-14
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13 So they ruthlessly made the people of Israel (A)work as slaves 14 and (B)made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and brick, and in all kinds of work in the field. In all their work they ruthlessly made them work as slaves.
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Exodus 1:13-14
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Exodus 1:13-14
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13 and worked them ruthlessly.(A) 14 They made their lives bitter with harsh labor(B) in brick(C) and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.(D)
Revelation 13:14-17
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Revelation 13:14-17
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14 and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of[a] the beast (A)it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast (B)that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not (C)worship the image of the beast (D)to be slain. 16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave,[b] (E)to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, (F)the name of the beast or (G)the number of its name.
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- Revelation 13:14 Or on behalf of
- Revelation 13:16 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
Revelation 13:14-17
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Revelation 13:14-17
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14 Because of the signs(A) it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived(B) the inhabitants of the earth.(C) It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.(D) 15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship(E) the image to be killed.(F) 16 It also forced all people, great and small,(G) rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,(H) 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark,(I) which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.(J)
1 Peter 5:2-3
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1 Peter 5:2-3
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2 (A)shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,[a] (B)not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;[b] (C)not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not (D)domineering over those in your charge, but (E)being examples to the flock.
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- 1 Peter 5:2 Some manuscripts omit exercising oversight
- 1 Peter 5:2 Some manuscripts omit as God would have you
1 Peter 5:2-3
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1 Peter 5:2-3
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2 Be shepherds of God’s flock(A) that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be;(B) not pursuing dishonest gain,(C) but eager to serve; 3 not lording it over(D) those entrusted to you, but being examples(E) to the flock.
Hebrews 12:12
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Hebrews 12:12
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12 Therefore (A)lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,
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Hebrews 12:12
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Hebrews 12:12
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12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.(A)
James 5:1-6
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James 5:1-6
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Warning to the Rich
5 Come now, (A)you rich, weep and howl for the (B)miseries that are coming upon you. 2 (C)Your riches have rotted and (D)your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. (E)You have laid up treasure (F)in the last days. 4 Behold, (G)the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and (H)the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of (I)the Lord of hosts. 5 (J)You have lived on the earth in luxury and (K)in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in (L)a day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and (M)murdered (N)the righteous person. He does not resist you.
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James 5:1-6
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James 5:1-6
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Warning to Rich Oppressors
5 Now listen,(A) you rich people,(B) weep and wail(C) because of the misery that is coming on you. 2 Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.(D) 3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.(E) 4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers(F) who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries(G) of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.(H) 5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves(I) in the day of slaughter.[a](J) 6 You have condemned and murdered(K) the innocent one,(L) who was not opposing you.
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- James 5:5 Or yourselves as in a day of feasting
2 Corinthians 1:24
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2 Corinthians 1:24
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24 Not that we (A)lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm (B)in your faith.
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2 Corinthians 1:24
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2 Corinthians 1:24
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24 Not that we lord it over(A) your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.(B)
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