Jeremiah 23:4
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4 (A)I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, declares the Lord.
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Jeremiah 3:14-15
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14 (A)Return, O faithless children,
declares the Lord;
(B)for I am your master;
I will take you, one from a city and two from a family,
and I will bring you to Zion.
15 “‘And (C)I will give you shepherds after my own heart, (D)who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.
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1 Peter 1:5
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5 who by God's power are being guarded (A)through faith for a salvation (B)ready to be revealed in the last time.
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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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Micah 5:4-5
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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.
5 And he shall be (D)their peace.
(E)When the Assyrian comes into our land
and treads in our palaces,
then we will raise against him seven (F)shepherds
and eight princes of men;
1 Peter 5:1-4
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Shepherd the Flock of God
5 So I exhort the elders among you, (A)as a fellow elder and (B)a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 (C)shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,[a] (D)not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;[b] (E)not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not (F)domineering over those in your charge, but (G)being examples to the flock. 4 And when (H)the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the (I)unfading (J)crown of glory.
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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
Acts 20:28-29
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28 (A)Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all (B)the flock, in which (C)the Holy Spirit has made you (D)overseers, (E)to care for (F)the church of God,[a] which he (G)obtained (H)with his own blood.[b] 29 I (I)know that after my departure (J)fierce wolves will come in among you, (K)not sparing the flock;
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- Acts 20:28 Some manuscripts of the Lord
- Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his Own
John 18:9
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9 (A)This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: “Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one.”
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John 10:27-30
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27 (A)My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 (B)I give them eternal life, and (C)they will never perish, and (D)no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, (E)who has given them to me,[a] (F)is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of (G)the Father's hand. 30 (H)I and the Father are one.”
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- John 10:29 Some manuscripts What my Father has given to me
John 6:39-40
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39 And (A)this is the will of him who sent me, (B)that I should lose nothing of (C)all that he has given me, but (D)raise it up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who (E)looks on the Son and (F)believes in him (G)should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
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Micah 7:14
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14 (A)Shepherd your people (B)with your staff,
the flock of your inheritance,
who dwell alone in a forest
(C)in the midst of (D)a garden land;[a]
let them graze in Bashan and Gilead
as in the days of old.
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- Micah 7:14 Hebrew of Carmel
Micah 5:2
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Hosea 3:3-5
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3 And I said to her, “You must (A)dwell as mine for many days. You shall not play the whore, or belong to another man; so will I also be to you.” 4 For the children of Israel (B)shall dwell many days (C)without king or prince, (D)without sacrifice or (E)pillar, without (F)ephod or (G)household gods. 5 Afterward (H)the children of Israel shall return and (I)seek the Lord their God, and (J)David their king, (K)and they shall come in fear to the Lord and to his goodness in the (L)latter days.
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Ezekiel 34:23-31
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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. 24 And (C)I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them. (D)I am the Lord; I have spoken.
The Lord's Covenant of Peace
25 (E)“I will make with them a covenant of peace and (F)banish wild beasts from the land, (G)so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. 26 And I will make them and the places all around my hill (H)a blessing, and (I)I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be (J)showers of blessing. 27 (K)And the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, (L)and they shall be secure in their land. And (M)they shall know that I am the Lord, when (N)I break the bars of their yoke, and (O)deliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them. 28 (P)They shall no more be a prey to the nations, (Q)nor shall the beasts of the land devour them. (R)They shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid. 29 And I will provide for them (S)renowned plantations so that (T)they shall no more be consumed with hunger in the land, and no longer (U)suffer the reproach of the nations. 30 And they shall know that (V)I am the Lord their God with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, declares the Lord God. 31 And you are my sheep, (W)human sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Lord God.”
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Jeremiah 46:27-28
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27 (A)“But fear not, O Jacob my servant,
nor be dismayed, O Israel,
for behold, I will save you from far away,
and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,
and none shall make him afraid.
28 (B)Fear not, O Jacob my servant,
declares the Lord,
for I am with you.
I will make a full end of all the nations
to which I have driven you,
but of you I will not make a full end.
(C)I will discipline you in just measure,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.”
Jeremiah 33:26
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26 then I will reject the offspring of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his offspring to rule over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. (A)For I will restore their fortunes and will have mercy on them.”
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Jeremiah 31:10
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10 “Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
and declare it in the coastlands far away;
say, ‘He who scattered Israel will (A)gather him,
and will keep him (B)as a shepherd keeps his flock.’
Jeremiah 30:10
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Isaiah 11:11
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11 (A)In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, (B)from Assyria, (C)from Egypt, from (D)Pathros, from (E)Cush,[a] from (F)Elam, from (G)Shinar, from (H)Hamath, and from (I)the coastlands of the sea.
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- Isaiah 11:11 Probably Nubia
Psalm 78:70-72
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Numbers 31:49
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49 and said to Moses, “Your servants have counted the men of war who are under our command, and there is not a man missing from us.
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