John 10:16
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16 I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.(A)
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Isaiah 56:8
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8 Thus says the Lord God,
who gathers the outcasts of Israel:
I will gather others to them
besides those already gathered.[a](A)
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- 56.8 Heb besides his gathered ones
John 11:52
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52 and not for the nation only, but to gather into one the dispersed children of God.
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1 Peter 2:25
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25 For you were going astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.[a](A)
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- 2.25 Or lives
Ezekiel 34:23
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23 I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them; he shall feed them and be their shepherd.(A)
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Ezekiel 37:24
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24 “My servant David shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall follow my ordinances and be careful to observe my statutes.(A)
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Ephesians 2:13-18
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13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.(A) 14 For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us,(B) 15 abolishing the law with its commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace,(C) 16 and might reconcile both to God in one body[a] through the cross, thus putting to death that hostility through it.[b](D) 17 So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near, 18 for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father.(E)
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John 6:37
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37 Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away,(A)
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John 10:27
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27 My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.(A)
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Revelation 3:20
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20 Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in and eat with you, and you with me.(A)
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2 Thessalonians 2:13
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Chosen for Salvation
13 But we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits[a] for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.(A)
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- 2.13 Other ancient authorities read from the beginning
Romans 15:9-13
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9 and that the gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,
“Therefore I will confess you among the gentiles
and sing praises to your name”;(A)
10 and again he says,
“Rejoice, O gentiles, with his people”;
11 and again,
“Praise the Lord, all you gentiles,
and let all the peoples praise him”;
12 and again Isaiah says,
“The root of Jesse shall come,
the one who rises to rule the gentiles;
in him the gentiles shall hope.”(B)
13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.(C)
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John 10:11
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11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.(A)
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