John 10:4
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4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.
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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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Deuteronomy 1:30
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30 The Lord your God, who goes before you, is the one who will fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your very eyes(A)
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1 Peter 5:3
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3 Do not lord it over those in your charge, but be examples to the flock.(A)
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Ephesians 5:1
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1 Corinthians 11:1
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John 18:37
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37 Pilate asked him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”(A)
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John 12:26
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26 Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.(A)
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Matthew 16:24
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The Cross and Self-Denial
24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any wish to come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(A)
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1 Peter 4:1
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Good Stewards of God’s Grace
4 Since, therefore, Christ suffered in the flesh,[a] arm yourselves also with the same intention (for whoever has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin),(A)
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- 4.1 Other ancient authorities add for us or for you
1 Peter 2:21
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21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his steps.(A)
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Hebrews 12:2
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2 looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith, who for the sake of[a] the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.(A)
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Hebrews 6:20
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20 where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf, has entered, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.(A)
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Philippians 2:5-11
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5 Let the same mind be in you that was[a] in Christ Jesus,(A)
6 who, though he existed in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
as something to be grasped,(B)
7 but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
assuming human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a human,(C)
8 he humbled himself
and became obedient to the point of death—
even death on a cross.(D)
9 Therefore God exalted him even more highly
and gave him the name
that is above every other name,(E)
10 so that at the name given to Jesus
every knee should bend,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,(F)
11 and every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.(G)
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John 14:2-3
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2 In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?[a] 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also.(A)
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- 14.2 Or If it were not so, I would have told you, for I go to prepare a place for you
John 13:15
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15 For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.(A)
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John 10:8
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8 All who came before me[a] are thieves and bandits, but the sheep did not listen to them.
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- 10.8 Other ancient authorities lack before me
John 3:29
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29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom who stands and hears him rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. For this reason my joy has been fulfilled.(A)
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Micah 2:12-13
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A Promise for the Remnant of Israel
12 I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob;
I will gather the survivors of Israel;
I will set them together
like sheep in a fold,
like a flock in its pasture;
it will resound with people.(A)
13 The one who breaks out will go up before them;
they will break through and pass the gate,
going out by it.
Their king will pass on before them,
the Lord at their head.(B)
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