John 10:2
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2 But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
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John 10:14
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14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me,
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Acts 20:28
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28 “So guard yourselves and God’s people. Feed and shepherd God’s flock—his church, purchased with his own blood[a]—over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as leaders.[b]
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1 Peter 5:4
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4 And when the Great Shepherd appears, you will receive a crown of never-ending glory and honor.
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Psalm 23:1
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Isaiah 40:11
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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.
Ecclesiastes 12:11
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11 The words of the wise are like cattle prods—painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd[a] drives the sheep.
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- 12:11 Or one shepherd.
Hebrews 13:20
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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—
1 Timothy 4:14
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14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you received through the prophecy spoken over you when the elders of the church laid their hands on you.
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John 10:11-12
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11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. 12 A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock.
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John 10:9
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9 Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved.[a] They will come and go freely and will find good pastures.
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- 10:9 Or will find safety.
John 10:7
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7 so he explained it to them: “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep.
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Zechariah 11:8
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8 I got rid of their three evil shepherds in a single month.
But I became impatient with these sheep, and they hated me, too.
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Zechariah 11:5
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5 The buyers slaughter their sheep without remorse. The sellers say, ‘Praise the Lord! Now I’m rich!’ Even the shepherds have no compassion for them.
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Zechariah 11:3
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3 Listen to the wailing of the shepherds,
for their rich pastures are destroyed.
Hear the young lions roaring,
for their thickets in the Jordan Valley are ruined.
Ezekiel 34:23
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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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Psalm 80:1
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Psalm 80
For the choir director: A psalm of Asaph, to be sung to the tune “Lilies of the Covenant.”
1 Please listen, O Shepherd of Israel,
you who lead Joseph’s descendants like a flock.
O God, enthroned above the cherubim,
display your radiant glory
Revelation 1:20-2:1
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20 This is the meaning of the mystery of the seven stars you saw in my right hand and the seven gold lampstands: The seven stars are the angels[a] of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
The Message to the Church in Ephesus
2 “Write this letter to the angel[b] of the church in Ephesus. This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lampstands:
1 Peter 2:25
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25 Once you were like sheep
who wandered away.
But now you have turned to your Shepherd,
the Guardian of your souls.
Titus 1:5
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Titus’s Work in Crete
5 I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I instructed you.
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1 Timothy 3:2-7
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2 So a church leader must be a man whose life is above reproach. He must be faithful to his wife.[a] He must exercise self-control, live wisely, and have a good reputation. He must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must be able to teach. 3 He must not be a heavy drinker[b] or be violent. He must be gentle, not quarrelsome, and not love money. 4 He must manage his own family well, having children who respect and obey him. 5 For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church?
6 A church leader must not be a new believer, because he might become proud, and the devil would cause him to fall.[c] 7 Also, people outside the church must speak well of him so that he will not be disgraced and fall into the devil’s trap.
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Zechariah 13:7
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The Scattering of the Sheep
7 “Awake, O sword, against my shepherd,
the man who is my partner,”
says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
“Strike down the shepherd,
and the sheep will be scattered,
and I will turn against the lambs.
Micah 5:5
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5 And he will be the source of peace.
When the Assyrians invade our land
and break through our defenses,
we will appoint seven rulers to watch over us,
eight princes to lead us.
Isaiah 63:11
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11 Then they remembered those days of old
when Moses led his people out of Egypt.
They cried out, “Where is the one who brought Israel through the sea,
with Moses as their shepherd?
Where is the one who sent his Holy Spirit
to be among his people?
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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