Shepherds

I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own;

For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

I am the good shepherd.The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus,

When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.

Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

I have other sheep, which are not of this fold.I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.

So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” — read the full passage →

Don’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.

Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn’t own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep, and scatters them.

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

“Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it? — read the full passage →

for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shepherds them, and leads them to springs of waters of life. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out. — read the full passage →

“Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus, — read the full passage →

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

“Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. — read the full passage →

He told them this parable. — read the full passage →

This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough.”

Behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock. — read the full passage →

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

I and the Father are one.”

Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.

A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. — read the full passage →

“Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?

Now in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. — read the full passage →

“What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray? — read the full passage →

He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”

He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” They cast it therefore, and now they weren’t able to draw it in for the multitude of fish.

I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. — read the full passage →

Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see the Kingdom of God.”

The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him. — read the full passage →

Now after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every city and place, where he was about to come. — read the full passage →

But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.