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11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.

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14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me, 15 just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep.

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14 “I am the good shepherd;(A) I know my sheep(B) and my sheep know me— 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father(C)—and I lay down my life for the sheep.(D)

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13 There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

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13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.(A)

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Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

The Lord is my shepherd;
    I have all that I need.

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Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

The Lord is my shepherd,(A) I lack nothing.(B)

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17 For the Lamb on the throne[a]
    will be their Shepherd.
He will lead them to springs of life-giving water.
    And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”

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Footnotes

  1. 7:17 Greek on the center of the throne.

17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
    will be their shepherd;(A)
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’[a](B)
    ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’[b](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 49:10
  2. Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 25:8

11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd.
    He will carry the lambs in his arms,
holding them close to his heart.
    He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.

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11 He tends his flock like a shepherd:(A)
    He gathers the lambs in his arms(B)
and carries them close to his heart;(C)
    he gently leads(D) those that have young.(E)

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24 He personally carried our sins
    in his body on the cross
so that we can be dead to sin
    and live for what is right.
By his wounds
    you are healed.
25 Once you were like sheep
    who wandered away.
But now you have turned to your Shepherd,
    the Guardian of your souls.

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24 “He himself bore our sins”(A) in his body on the cross,(B) so that we might die to sins(C) and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”(D) 25 For “you were like sheep going astray,”[a](E) but now you have returned to the Shepherd(F) and Overseer of your souls.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:25 Isaiah 53:4,5,6 (see Septuagint)

16 We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.

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16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.(A) And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.(B)

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17 When David saw the angel, he said to the Lord, “I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep—what have they done? Let your anger fall against me and my family.”

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17 When David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said to the Lord, “I have sinned; I, the shepherd,[a] have done wrong. These are but sheep.(A) What have they done?(B) Let your hand fall on me and my family.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 24:17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text does not have the shepherd.

20 Now may the God of peace—
    who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus,
the great Shepherd of the sheep,
    and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood—

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Benediction and Final Greetings

20 Now may the God of peace,(A) who through the blood of the eternal covenant(B) brought back from the dead(C) our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,(D)

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23 And I will set over them one shepherd, my servant David. He will feed them and be a shepherd to them.

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23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend(A) them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.(B)

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24 “My servant David will be their king, and they will have only one shepherd. They will obey my regulations and be careful to keep my decrees.

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24 “‘My servant David(A) will be king(B) over them, and they will all have one shepherd.(C) They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees.(D)

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And when the Great Shepherd appears, you will receive a crown of never-ending glory and honor.

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And when the Chief Shepherd(A) appears, you will receive the crown of glory(B) that will never fade away.(C)

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