Numbers 27:16
New Living Translation
16 “O Lord, you are the God who gives breath to all creatures. Please appoint a new man as leader for the community.
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Numbers 27:16
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16 “May the Lord, the God who gives breath to all living things,(A) appoint someone over this community
Numbers 16:22
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22 But Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground. “O God,” they pleaded, “you are the God who gives breath to all creatures. Must you be angry with all the people when only one man sins?”
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Numbers 16:22
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22 But Moses and Aaron fell facedown(A) and cried out, “O God, the God who gives breath to all living things,(B) will you be angry with the entire assembly(C) when only one man sins?”(D)
Hebrews 12:9
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9 Since we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn’t we submit even more to the discipline of the Father of our spirits, and live forever?[a]
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- 12:9 Or and really live?
Hebrews 12:9
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9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits(A) and live!(B)
Jeremiah 3:15
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15 And I will give you shepherds after my own heart,
who will guide you with knowledge and understanding.
Jeremiah 3:15
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15 Then I will give you shepherds(A) after my own heart,(B) who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.
1 Peter 5:2-4
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2 Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God. 3 Don’t lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example. 4 And when the Great Shepherd appears, you will receive a crown of never-ending glory and honor.
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1 Peter 5:2-4
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2 Be shepherds of God’s flock(A) that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be;(B) not pursuing dishonest gain,(C) but eager to serve; 3 not lording it over(D) those entrusted to you, but being examples(E) to the flock. 4 And when the Chief Shepherd(F) appears, you will receive the crown of glory(G) that will never fade away.(H)
Acts 20:28
New Living Translation
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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Acts 20:28
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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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- Acts 20:28 Many manuscripts of the Lord
- Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his own Son
John 10:11
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11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.
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John 10:11
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Matthew 9:38
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38 So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.”
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Matthew 9:38
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38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
Ezekiel 37:24
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24 “My servant David will be their king, and they will have only one shepherd. They will obey my regulations and be careful to keep my decrees.
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Ezekiel 37:24
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24 “‘My servant David(A) will be king(B) over them, and they will all have one shepherd.(C) They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees.(D)
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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Ezekiel 34:23
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23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend(A) them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.(B)
1 Samuel 12:13
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13 All right, here is the king you have chosen. You asked for him, and the Lord has granted your request.
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1 Samuel 12:13
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13 Now here is the king(A) you have chosen, the one you asked(B) for; see, the Lord has set a king over you.
Deuteronomy 31:14
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Israel’s Disobedience Predicted
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “The time has come for you to die. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tabernacle,[a] so that I may commission him there.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tabernacle.
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Deuteronomy 31:14
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Israel’s Rebellion Predicted
14 The Lord said to Moses, “Now the day of your death(A) is near. Call Joshua(B) and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, where I will commission him.(C)” So Moses and Joshua came and presented themselves at the tent of meeting.(D)
Jeremiah 23:4-5
New Living Translation
4 Then I will appoint responsible shepherds who will care for them, and they will never be afraid again. Not a single one will be lost or missing. I, the Lord, have spoken!
5 “For the time is coming,”
says the Lord,
“when I will raise up a righteous descendant[a]
from King David’s line.
He will be a King who rules with wisdom.
He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
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- 23:5 Hebrew a righteous branch.
Jeremiah 23:4-5
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4 I will place shepherds(A) over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid(B) or terrified, nor will any be missing,(C)” declares the Lord.
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- Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line
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