But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

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The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.(A)

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14 (A)I am the good shepherd. (B)I know my own and (C)my own know me,

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14 “I am the good shepherd;(A) I know my sheep(B) and my sheep know me—

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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]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 20:28 Some manuscripts of the Lord
  2. Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his Own

28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock(A) of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers.(B) Be shepherds of the church of God,[a](C) which he bought(D) with his own blood.[b](E)

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  1. Acts 20:28 Many manuscripts of the Lord
  2. Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his own Son

And when (A)the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the (B)unfading (C)crown of glory.

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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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The Lord Is My Shepherd

A Psalm of David.

23 The Lord is my (A)shepherd; I shall not (B)want.

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Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

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

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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.

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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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11 (A)The words of the wise are like goads, and like (B)nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are (C)given by (D)one Shepherd.

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11 The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails(A)—given by one shepherd.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 12:11 Or Shepherd

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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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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14 (A)Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you (B)by prophecy when the council of elders (C)laid their hands on you.

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14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy(A) when the body of elders(B) laid their hands on you.(C)

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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.

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11 “I am(A) the good shepherd.(B) The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.(C) 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away.(D) Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.

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I am the door. If anyone enters by me, (A)he will be saved and will go in and out and (B)find pasture.

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I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.[a] They will come in and go out, and find pasture.

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Footnotes

  1. John 10:9 Or kept safe

So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (A)I am the door of the sheep.

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Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am(A) the gate(B) for the sheep.

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In one month (A)I destroyed the three shepherds. But I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.

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In one month I got rid of the three shepherds.

The flock detested(A) me, and I grew weary of them

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