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Psalm 78:52
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Psalm 78:52
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52 But He (A)made His own people go forth like sheep,
And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;
Psalm 78:52
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Psalm 78:52
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52 But he brought his people out like a flock;(A)
he led them like sheep through the wilderness.
Psalm 77:20
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Psalm 77:20
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20 You led Your people like a flock
By the hand of Moses and Aaron.
Psalm 77:20
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Psalm 77:20
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Isaiah 63:11-14
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Isaiah 63:11-14
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11 Then he (A)remembered the days of old,
Moses and his people, saying:
“Where is He who (B)brought them up out of the sea
With the [a]shepherd of His flock?
(C)Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within them,
12 Who led them by the right hand of Moses,
(D)With His glorious arm,
(E)Dividing the water before them
To make for Himself an everlasting name,
13 (F)Who led them through the deep,
As a horse in the wilderness,
That they might not stumble?”
14 As a beast goes down into the valley,
And the Spirit of the Lord causes him to rest,
So You lead Your people,
(G)To make Yourself a glorious name.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 63:11 MT, Vg. shepherds
Isaiah 63:11-14
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Isaiah 63:11-14
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11 Then his people recalled[a] the days of old,
the days of Moses and his people—
where is he who brought them through the sea,(A)
with the shepherd of his flock?(B)
Where is he who set
his Holy Spirit(C) among them,
12 who sent his glorious arm(D) of power
to be at Moses’ right hand,
who divided the waters(E) before them,
to gain for himself everlasting renown,(F)
13 who led(G) them through the depths?(H)
Like a horse in open country,
they did not stumble;(I)
14 like cattle that go down to the plain,
they were given rest(J) by the Spirit of the Lord.
This is how you guided your people
to make for yourself a glorious name.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 63:11 Or But may he recall
Nehemiah 9:12
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Nehemiah 9:12
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12 Moreover You (A)led them by day with a cloudy pillar,
And by night with a pillar of fire,
To give them light on the road
Which they should travel.
Nehemiah 9:12
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Nehemiah 9:12
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John 10:11-42
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John 10:11-42
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11 (A)“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. 12 But a [a]hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and (B)leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. 13 The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd; and (C)I know My sheep, and (D)am known by My own. 15 (E)As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; (F)and I lay down My life for the sheep. 16 And (G)other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; (H)and there will be one flock and one shepherd.
17 “Therefore My Father (I)loves Me, (J)because I lay down My life that I may take it again. 18 No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I (K)have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. (L)This command I have received from My Father.”
19 Therefore (M)there was a division again among the Jews because of these sayings. 20 And many of them said, (N)“He has a demon and is [b]mad. Why do you listen to Him?”
21 Others said, “These are not the words of one who has a demon. (O)Can a demon (P)open the eyes of the blind?”
The Shepherd Knows His Sheep
22 Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. 23 And Jesus walked in the temple, (Q)in Solomon’s porch. 24 Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, “How long do You keep us in [c]doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. (R)The works that I do in My Father’s name, they (S)bear witness of Me. 26 But (T)you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, [d]as I said to you. 27 (U)My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 (V)My Father, (W)who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30 (X)I and My Father are one.”
Renewed Efforts to Stone Jesus
31 Then (Y)the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. 32 Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?”
33 The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for (Z)blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, (AA)make Yourself God.”
34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, (AB)‘I said, “You are gods” ’? 35 If He called them gods, (AC)to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture (AD)cannot be broken), 36 do you say of Him (AE)whom the Father sanctified and (AF)sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ (AG)because I said, ‘I am (AH)the Son of God’? 37 (AI)If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; 38 but if I do, though you do not believe Me, (AJ)believe the works, that you may know and [e]believe (AK)that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.” 39 (AL)Therefore they sought again to seize Him, but He escaped out of their hand.
The Believers Beyond Jordan
40 And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place (AM)where John was baptizing at first, and there He stayed. 41 Then many came to Him and said, “John performed no sign, (AN)but all the things that John spoke about this Man were true.” 42 And many believed in Him there.
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- John 10:12 hired man
- John 10:20 insane
- John 10:24 Suspense
- John 10:26 NU omits as I said to you
- John 10:38 NU understand
John 10:11-42
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John 10:11-42
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11 “I am(A) the good shepherd.(B) The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.(C) 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away.(D) Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
14 “I am the good shepherd;(E) I know my sheep(F) and my sheep know me— 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father(G)—and I lay down my life for the sheep.(H) 16 I have other sheep(I) that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock(J) and one shepherd.(K) 17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life(L)—only to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord.(M) I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”(N)
19 The Jews who heard these words were again divided.(O) 20 Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed(P) and raving mad.(Q) Why listen to him?”
21 But others said, “These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon.(R) Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”(S)
Further Conflict Over Jesus’ Claims
22 Then came the Festival of Dedication[a] at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade.(T) 24 The Jews(U) who were there gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”(V)
25 Jesus answered, “I did tell you,(W) but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify about me,(X) 26 but you do not believe because you are not my sheep.(Y) 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them,(Z) and they follow me.(AA) 28 I give them eternal life,(AB) and they shall never perish;(AC) no one will snatch them out of my hand.(AD) 29 My Father, who has given them to me,(AE) is greater than all[b];(AF) no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”(AG)
31 Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him,(AH) 32 but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?”
33 “We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.”(AI)
34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law,(AJ) ‘I have said you are “gods”’[c]?(AK) 35 If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God(AL) came—and Scripture cannot be set aside(AM)— 36 what about the one whom the Father set apart(AN) as his very own(AO) and sent into the world?(AP) Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?(AQ) 37 Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father.(AR) 38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”(AS) 39 Again they tried to seize him,(AT) but he escaped their grasp.(AU)
40 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan(AV) to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed, 41 and many people came to him. They said, “Though John never performed a sign,(AW) all that John said about this man was true.”(AX) 42 And in that place many believed in Jesus.(AY)
Footnotes
- John 10:22 That is, Hanukkah
- John 10:29 Many early manuscripts What my Father has given me is greater than all
- John 10:34 Psalm 82:6
Luke 15:4-6
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Luke 15:4-6
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4 (A)“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, (B)‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep (C)which was lost!’
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Luke 15:4-6
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Luke 15:4-6
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4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?(A) 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’(B)
Isaiah 40:11
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Isaiah 40:11
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11 He will (A)feed His flock like a shepherd;
He will gather the lambs with His arm,
And carry them in His bosom,
And gently lead those who are with young.
Psalm 105:37
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Psalm 105:37
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37 (A)He also brought them out with silver and gold,
And there was none feeble among His tribes.
Psalm 105:37
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Psalm 105:37
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37 He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,(A)
and from among their tribes no one faltered.
Psalm 100:3
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Psalm 100:3
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3 Know that the Lord, He is God;
(A)It is He who has made us, and [a]not we ourselves;
(B)We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Footnotes
- Psalm 100:3 So with Kt., LXX, Vg.; Qr., many Heb. mss., Tg. we are His
Psalm 100:3
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Psalm 100:3
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Psalm 95:7
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Psalm 95:7
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Psalm 95:7
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Psalm 95:7
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7 for he is our God
and we are the people of his pasture,(A)
the flock under his care.
Today, if only you would hear his voice,
Ezekiel 34:11-31
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Ezekiel 34:11-31
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God, the True Shepherd
11 ‘For thus says the Lord God: “Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out. 12 As a (A)shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on (B)a cloudy and dark day. 13 And (C)I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land; I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, [a]in the valleys and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14 (D)I will feed them in good pasture, and their fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel. (E)There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. 15 I will feed My flock, and I will make them lie down,” says the Lord God. 16 (F)“I will seek what was lost and bring back what was driven away, bind up the broken and strengthen what was sick; but I will destroy (G)the fat and the strong, and feed them (H)in judgment.”
17 ‘And as for you, O My flock, thus says the Lord God: (I)“Behold, I shall judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and goats. 18 Is it too little for you to have eaten up the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the [b]residue of your pasture—and to have drunk of the clear waters, that you must foul the residue with your feet? 19 And as for My flock, they eat what you have trampled with your feet, and they drink what you have fouled with your feet.”
20 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord God to them: (J)“Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat and the lean sheep. 21 Because you have pushed with side and shoulder, butted all the weak ones with your horns, and scattered them abroad, 22 therefore I will save My flock, and they shall no longer be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep. 23 I will establish one (K)shepherd over them, and he shall feed them—(L)My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd. 24 And (M)I, the Lord, will be their God, and My servant David (N)a prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken.
25 (O)“I will make a covenant of peace with them, and (P)cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they (Q)will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. 26 I will make them and the places all around (R)My hill (S)a blessing; and I will (T)cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be (U)showers of blessing. 27 Then (V)the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase. They shall be safe in their land; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have (W)broken the bands of their yoke and delivered them from the hand of those who (X)enslaved them. 28 And they shall no longer be a prey for the nations, nor shall beasts of the land devour them; but (Y)they shall dwell safely, and no one shall make them afraid. 29 I will raise up for them a (Z)garden[c] of renown, and they shall (AA)no longer be consumed with hunger in the land, (AB)nor bear the shame of the Gentiles anymore. 30 Thus they shall know that (AC)I, the Lord their God, am with them, and they, the house of Israel, are (AD)My people,” says the Lord God.’
31 “You are My (AE)flock, the flock of My pasture; you are men, and I am your God,” says the Lord God.
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- Ezekiel 34:13 Or by the streams
- Ezekiel 34:18 remainder
- Ezekiel 34:29 Lit. planting place
Ezekiel 34:11-31
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Ezekiel 34:11-31
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11 “‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search for my sheep(A) and look after them. 12 As a shepherd(B) looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.(C) 13 I will bring them out from the nations and gather(D) them from the countries, and I will bring them into their own land.(E) I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land.(F) 14 I will tend them in a good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel(G) will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in good grazing land, and there they will feed in a rich pasture(H) on the mountains of Israel.(I) 15 I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down,(J) declares the Sovereign Lord.(K) 16 I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up(L) the injured and strengthen the weak,(M) but the sleek and the strong I will destroy.(N) I will shepherd the flock with justice.(O)
17 “‘As for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will judge between one sheep and another, and between rams and goats.(P) 18 Is it not enough(Q) for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of your pasture with your feet?(R) Is it not enough for you to drink clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? 19 Must my flock feed on what you have trampled and drink what you have muddied with your feet?
20 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says to them: See, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.(S) 21 Because you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak sheep with your horns(T) until you have driven them away, 22 I will save my flock, and they will no longer be plundered. I will judge between one sheep and another.(U) 23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend(V) them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.(W) 24 I the Lord will be their God,(X) and my servant David(Y) will be prince among them.(Z) I the Lord have spoken.(AA)
25 “‘I will make a covenant(AB) of peace(AC) with them and rid the land of savage beasts(AD) so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety.(AE) 26 I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing.[a](AF) I will send down showers in season;(AG) there will be showers of blessing.(AH) 27 The trees will yield their fruit(AI) and the ground will yield its crops;(AJ) the people will be secure(AK) in their land. They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke(AL) and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them.(AM) 28 They will no longer be plundered by the nations, nor will wild animals devour them. They will live in safety,(AN) and no one will make them afraid.(AO) 29 I will provide for them a land renowned(AP) for its crops, and they will no longer be victims of famine(AQ) in the land or bear the scorn(AR) of the nations.(AS) 30 Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them and that they, the Israelites, are my people, declares the Sovereign Lord.(AT) 31 You are my sheep,(AU) the sheep of my pasture,(AV) and I am your God, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 34:26 Or I will cause them and the places surrounding my hill to be named in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or I will cause them and the places surrounding my hill to be seen as blessed
Jeremiah 23:2-4
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Jeremiah 23:2-4
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2 Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel against the shepherds who feed My people: “You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and not attended to them. (A)Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings,” says the Lord. 3 “But (B)I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. 4 I will set up (C)shepherds over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking,” says the Lord.
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Jeremiah 23:2-4
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Jeremiah 23:2-4
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2 Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds(A) who tend my people: “Because you have scattered my flock(B) and driven them away and have not bestowed care on them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil(C) you have done,” declares the Lord. 3 “I myself will gather the remnant(D) of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and will bring them back to their pasture,(E) where they will be fruitful and increase in number. 4 I will place shepherds(F) over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid(G) or terrified, nor will any be missing,(H)” declares the Lord.
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