Isaiah 40:11
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11 (A)He will tend his flock like a shepherd;
(B)he will gather the lambs in his arms;
(C)he will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.
Micah 5:4
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4 And he shall stand (A)and shepherd his flock (B)in the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now (C)he shall be great
to the ends of the earth.
Revelation 7:17
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17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne (A)will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of (B)living water,
and (C)God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Ezekiel 34:23
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23 And (A)I will set up over them one shepherd, (B)my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd.
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Psalm 23
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The Lord Is My Shepherd
A Psalm of David.
23 The Lord is my (A)shepherd; I shall not (B)want.
2 He makes me lie down in green (C)pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.[a]
3 He (D)restores my soul.
He (E)leads me in (F)paths of righteousness[b]
for his (G)name's sake.
4 Even though I (H)walk through the valley of (I)the shadow of death,[c]
I will (J)fear no evil,
for (K)you are with me;
your (L)rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You (M)prepare a table before me
in (N)the presence of my enemies;
you (O)anoint my head with oil;
my (P)cup overflows.
6 Surely[d] goodness and mercy[e] shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall (Q)dwell[f] in the house of the Lord
(R)forever.[g]
Footnotes
- Psalm 23:2 Hebrew beside waters of rest
- Psalm 23:3 Or in right paths
- Psalm 23:4 Or the valley of deep darkness
- Psalm 23:6 Or Only
- Psalm 23:6 Or steadfast love
- Psalm 23:6 Or shall return to dwell
- Psalm 23:6 Hebrew for length of days
1 Peter 2:25
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25 For (A)you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to (B)the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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John 10:11-16
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11 (A)I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd (B)lays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is (C)a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and (D)leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and (E)scatters them. 13 He flees because (F)he is a hired hand and (G)cares nothing for the sheep. 14 (H)I am the good shepherd. (I)I know my own and (J)my own know me, 15 (K)just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and (L)I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And (M)I have other sheep that are not of this fold. (N)I must bring them also, and (O)they will listen to my voice. So there will be (P)one flock, (Q)one shepherd.
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Ezekiel 34:31
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31 And you are my sheep, (A)human sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Lord God.”
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Ezekiel 34:12-14
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12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on (A)a day of clouds and (B)thick darkness. 13 And I will bring them out from the peoples (C)and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. And I will feed them on (D)the mountains of Israel, by the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14 (E)I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. (F)There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel.
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Isaiah 49:9-10
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9 (A)saying to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’
to those who are in darkness, ‘Appear.’
(B)They shall feed along the ways;
on all bare heights shall be their pasture;
10 (C)they shall not hunger or thirst,
neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them,
for he who has pity on them (D)will lead them,
and by springs of water will guide them.
1 Peter 5:4
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4 And when (A)the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the (B)unfading (C)crown of glory.
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Hebrews 13:20
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Benediction
20 Now (A)may the God of peace (B)who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, (C)the great shepherd of the sheep, by (D)the blood of the eternal covenant,
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John 21:15-17
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Jesus and Peter
15 When they had (A)finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, (B)“Simon, (C)son of John, (D)do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed (E)my lambs.” 16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, (F)“Tend (G)my sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him (H)the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, (I)you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed (J)my sheep.
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Zechariah 11:7
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7 (A)So I became the shepherd of the flock doomed to be slaughtered by the sheep traders. And I took two staffs, one I named (B)Favor, the other I named (C)Union. (D)And I tended the sheep.
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Ezekiel 37:24
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24 “My servant (A)David (B)shall be king over them, and they shall all have (C)one shepherd. (D)They shall walk in my rules and be careful to obey my statutes.
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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
Isaiah 63:11
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11 Then he remembered (A)the days of old,
of Moses and his people.[a]
(B)Where is he who brought them up out of the sea
with the shepherds of his flock?
Where is he who put in the midst of them
his Holy Spirit,
Footnotes
- Isaiah 63:11 Or Then his people remembered the days of old, of Moses
Isaiah 42:3
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3 (A)a bruised reed he will not break,
and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;
(B)he will faithfully bring forth justice.
Genesis 49:24
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24 yet (A)his bow remained unmoved;
his arms[a] were made agile
by the hands of the (B)Mighty One of Jacob
(from there is (C)the Shepherd,[b] (D)the Stone of Israel),
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:24 Hebrew the arms of his hands
- Genesis 49:24 Or by the name of the Shepherd
Genesis 33:13
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13 But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and that the nursing flocks and herds are a care to me. If they are driven hard for one day, all the flocks will die.
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1 Corinthians 3:1-2
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Divisions in the Church
3 But I, brothers,[a] could not address you as (A)spiritual people, but as (B)people of the flesh, as (C)infants in Christ. 2 (D)I fed you with milk, not solid food, for (E)you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready,
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- 1 Corinthians 3:1 Or brothers and sisters
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