John 10:1
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I Am the Good Shepherd
10 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber.
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John 10:8-10
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8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, (A)he will be saved and will go in and out and (B)find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and (C)kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
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Matthew 7:15
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A Tree and Its Fruit
15 (A)“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are (B)ravenous wolves.
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Romans 16:18
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18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but (A)their own appetites,[a] and (B)by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
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- Romans 16:18 Greek their own belly
2 Peter 2:3
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3 And (A)in their greed they will exploit you (B)with false words. (C)Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
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Hebrews 5:4
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4 And (A)no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, (B)just as Aaron was.
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2 Peter 2:1
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False Prophets and Teachers
2 But (A)false prophets also arose among the people, (B)just as there will be false teachers among you, who will (C)secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master (D)who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
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1 Peter 1:10
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10 Concerning this salvation, (A)the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully,
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Ephesians 4:8-12
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8 Therefore it says,
9 ((C)In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into (D)the lower regions, the earth?[b] 10 He who descended is the one who also (E)ascended (F)far above all the heavens, that he might (G)fill all things.) 11 And (H)he gave the (I)apostles, the prophets, the (J)evangelists, the (K)shepherds[c] and teachers,[d] 12 (L)to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for (M)building up (N)the body of Christ,
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- Ephesians 4:8 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women
- Ephesians 4:9 Or the lower parts of the earth?
- Ephesians 4:11 Or pastors
- Ephesians 4:11 Or the shepherd-teachers
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
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13 For such men are (A)false apostles, (B)deceitful workmen, (C)disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as (D)an angel of light. 15 So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as (E)servants of righteousness. (F)Their end will correspond to their deeds.
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Jeremiah 23:32
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32 Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams, declares the Lord, and who tell them and (A)lead my people astray by their lies and their recklessness, when (B)I did not send them or charge them. So they do not profit this people at all, declares the Lord.
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Romans 10:15
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15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, (A)“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
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Jeremiah 23:16-17
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16 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, (A)filling you with vain hopes. (B)They speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord. 17 They say continually to those who despise the word of the Lord, (C)‘It shall be well with you’; and to everyone who (D)stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, (E)‘No disaster shall come upon you.’”
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Matthew 23:16-28
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16 “Woe to (A)you, (B)blind guides, who say, (C)‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ 17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or (D)the temple that has made the gold sacred? 18 And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by (E)the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’ 19 You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or (F)the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by (G)him who dwells in it. 22 And whoever swears by (H)heaven swears by (I)the throne of God and by (J)him who sits upon it.
23 (K)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For (L)you tithe mint and dill and (M)cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: (N)justice and mercy and faithfulness. (O)These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 24 You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing (P)a camel!
25 (Q)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For (R)you clean the outside of (S)the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of (T)greed and self-indulgence. 26 You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of (U)the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.
27 (V)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like (W)whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and (X)all uncleanness. 28 So you also (Y)outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of (Z)hypocrisy and lawlessness.
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Zechariah 11:16-17
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16 For behold, I am raising up in the land a shepherd (A)who does not care for those being destroyed, or seek the young or heal the maimed or nourish the healthy, but (B)devours the flesh of the fat ones, tearing off even their hoofs.
17 (C)“Woe to my worthless shepherd,
(D)who deserts the flock!
May the sword strike his arm
and (E)his right eye!
Let his arm be wholly withered,
his right eye utterly blinded!”
Zechariah 11:4-5
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4 Thus said the Lord my God: (A)“Become shepherd of the flock doomed to slaughter. 5 (B)Those who buy them slaughter them and go unpunished, and those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the Lord, (C)I have become rich,’ and their own shepherds have no pity on them.
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Ezekiel 34:2-5
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2 (A)“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: (B)Ah, shepherds of Israel (C)who have been feeding yourselves! (D)Should not shepherds feed the sheep? 3 (E)You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, (F)you slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep. 4 (G)The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, (H)the injured you have not bound up, (I)the strayed you have not brought back, (J)the lost you have not sought, and with force and (K)harshness you have ruled them. 5 (L)So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd, and (M)they became food for all the wild beasts. My sheep were scattered;
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Ezekiel 13:2-6
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2 (A)“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, who are prophesying, and say to those (B)who prophesy from their own hearts: ‘Hear the word of the Lord!’ 3 Thus says the Lord God, Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! 4 Your prophets have been like jackals among ruins, O Israel. 5 (C)You have not gone up into the breaches, or built up a wall for the house of Israel, that it might stand in battle in the day of the Lord. 6 (D)They have seen false visions and lying divinations. They say, ‘Declares the Lord,’ (E)when the Lord has not sent them, and yet they expect him to fulfill their word.
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Jeremiah 29:31-32
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31 “Send to all the exiles, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord concerning (A)Shemaiah of Nehelam: Because (B)Shemaiah had prophesied to you (C)when I did not send him, and has made you trust in a lie, 32 therefore thus says the Lord: Behold, I will punish (D)Shemaiah of Nehelam and his descendants. He shall not have anyone living among this people, (E)and he shall not see the good that I will do to my people, declares the Lord, (F)for he has spoken rebellion against the Lord.’”
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Jeremiah 28:15-17
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15 And Jeremiah the prophet said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah, (A)the Lord has not sent you, (B)and you have made this people trust in a lie. 16 Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will remove you from the face of the earth. This year you shall die, (C)because you have uttered rebellion against the Lord.’”
17 In that same year, in the seventh month, the prophet Hananiah died.
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Jeremiah 14:15
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15 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name although (A)I did not send them, and who say, (B)‘Sword and famine shall not come upon this land’: (C)By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed.
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Isaiah 56:10-12
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10 (A)His watchmen are blind;
they are all without knowledge;
they are all silent (B)dogs;
they cannot bark,
dreaming, lying down,
loving to slumber.
11 (C)The dogs have a mighty appetite;
they never have enough.
But (D)they are shepherds who have no understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
(E)each to his own gain, one and all.
12 (F)“Come,” they say, “let me get wine;
let us fill ourselves with strong drink;
(G)and tomorrow will be like this day,
great beyond measure.”
2 Peter 2:14-19
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14 They have eyes full of adultery,[a] (A)insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts (B)trained in greed. (C)Accursed children! 15 Forsaking the right way, (D)they have gone astray. They have followed (E)the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved (F)gain from wrongdoing, 16 but was rebuked for his own transgression; (G)a speechless donkey spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet's madness.
17 (H)These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm. (I)For them the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved. 18 For, (J)speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely (K)escaping from those who live in error. 19 They promise them (L)freedom, (M)but they themselves are slaves[b] of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.
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- 2 Peter 2:14 Or eyes full of an adulteress
- 2 Peter 2:19 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
Titus 1:11
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11 They must be silenced, since (A)they are upsetting whole families by teaching (B)for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.
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