Bible Cross References
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Psalm 77:20
You led your people like a shepherd, with Moses and Aaron in charge.
Psalm 105:37
Then he led the Israelites out; they carried silver and gold, and all of them were healthy and strong.
Nehemiah 9:12
With a cloud you led them in daytime, and at night you lighted their way with fire.
Isaiah 63:11-14
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But then they remembered the past, the days of Moses, the servant of the LORD, and they asked, "Where now is the LORD, who saved the leaders of his people from the sea? Where is the LORD, who gave his spirit to Moses?
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Where is the LORD, who by his power did great things through Moses, dividing the waters of the sea and leading his people through the deep water, to win everlasting fame for himself ?" Led by the LORD, they were as sure-footed as wild horses, and never stumbled.
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(SEE 63:12)
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As cattle are led into a fertile valley, so the LORD gave his people rest. He led his people and brought honor to his name.
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Psalm 95:7
He is our God; we are the people he cares for, the flock for which he provides. Listen today to what he says:
Psalm 100:3
Acknowledge that the LORD is God. He made us, and we belong to him; we are his people, we are his flock.
Isaiah 40:11
He will take care of his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs together and carry them in his arms; he will gently lead their mothers.
Jeremiah 23:2-4
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This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the rulers who were supposed to take care of his people: "You have not taken care of my people; you have scattered them and driven them away. Now I am going to punish you for the evil you have done.
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I will gather the rest of my people from the countries where I have scattered them, and I will bring them back to their homeland. They will have many children and increase in number.
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I will appoint rulers to take care of them. My people will no longer be afraid or terrified, and I will not punish them again. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Ezekiel 34:11-31
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"I, the Sovereign LORD, tell you that I myself will look for my sheep and take care of them
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in the same way as shepherds take care of their sheep that were scattered and are brought together again. I will bring them back from all the places where they were scattered on that dark, disastrous day.
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I will take them out of foreign countries, gather them together, and bring them back to their own land. I will lead them back to the mountains and the streams of Israel and will feed them in pleasant pastures.
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I will let them graze in safety in the mountain meadows and the valleys and in all the green pastures of the land of Israel.
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I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will find them a place to rest. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken.
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"I will look for those that are lost, bring back those that wander off, bandage those that are hurt, and heal those that are sick; but those that are fat and strong I will destroy, because I am a shepherd who does what is right.
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"Now then, my flock, I, the Sovereign LORD, tell you that I will judge each of you and separate the good from the bad, the sheep from the goats.
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Some of you are not satisfied with eating the best grass; you even trample down what you don't eat! You drink the clear water and muddy what you don't drink!
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My other sheep have to eat the grass you trample down and drink the water you muddy.
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"So now, I, the Sovereign LORD, tell you that I will judge between you strong sheep and the weak sheep.
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You pushed the sick ones aside and butted them away from the flock.
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But I will rescue my sheep and not let them be mistreated any more. I will judge each of my sheep and separate the good from the bad.
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I will give them a king like my servant David to be their one shepherd, and he will take care of them.
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I, the LORD, will be their God, and a king like my servant David will be their ruler. I have spoken.
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I will make a covenant with them that guarantees their security. I will get rid of all the dangerous animals in the land, so that my sheep can live safely in the fields and sleep in the forests.
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"I will bless them and let them live around my sacred hill. There I will bless them with showers of rain when they need it.
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The trees will bear fruit, the fields will produce crops, and everyone will live in safety on his own land. When I break my people's chains and set them free from those who made them slaves, then they will know that I am the LORD.
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The heathen nations will not plunder them any more, and the wild animals will not kill and eat them. They will live in safety, and no one will terrify them.
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I will give them fertile fields and put an end to hunger in the land. The other nations will not sneer at them any more.
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Everyone will know that I protect Israel and that they are my people. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken.
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"You, my sheep, the flock that I feed, are my people, and I am your God," says the Sovereign LORD.
Luke 15:4-6
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"Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them---what do you do? You leave the other ninety-nine sheep in the pasture and go looking for the one that got lost until you find it.
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When you find it, you are so happy that you put it on your shoulders
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and carry it back home. Then you call your friends and neighbors together and say to them, 'I am so happy I found my lost sheep. Let us celebrate!'
John 10:11-42
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"I am the good shepherd, who is willing to die for the sheep.
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When the hired man, who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees a wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and runs away; so the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them.
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The hired man runs away because he is only a hired man and does not care about the sheep.
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I am the good shepherd. As the Father knows me and I know the Father, in the same way I know my sheep and they know me. And I am willing to die for them.
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(SEE 10:14)
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There are other sheep which belong to me that are not in this sheep pen. I must bring them, too; they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock with one shepherd.
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"The Father loves me because I am willing to give up my life, in order that I may receive it back again.
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No one takes my life away from me. I give it up of my own free will. I have the right to give it up, and I have the right to take it back. This is what my Father has commanded me to do."
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Again there was a division among the people because of these words.
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Many of them were saying, "He has a demon! He is crazy! Why do you listen to him?"
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But others were saying, "A man with a demon could not talk like this! How could a demon give sight to blind people?"
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It was winter, and the Festival of the Dedication of the Temple was being celebrated in Jerusalem.
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Jesus was walking in Solomon's Porch in the Temple,
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when the people gathered around him and asked, "How long are you going to keep us in suspense? Tell us the plain truth: are you the Messiah?"
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Jesus answered, "I have already told you, but you would not believe me. The deeds I do by my Father's authority speak on my behalf;
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but you will not believe, for you are not my sheep.
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My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
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I give them eternal life, and they shall never die. No one can snatch them away from me.
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What my Father has given me is greater than everything, and no one can snatch them away from the Father's care.
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The Father and I are one."
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Then the people again picked up stones to throw at him.
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Jesus said to them, "I have done many good deeds in your presence which the Father gave me to do; for which one of these do you want to stone me?"
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They answered, "We do not want to stone you because of any good deeds, but because of your blasphemy! You are only a man, but you are trying to make yourself God!"
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Jesus answered, "It is written in your own Law that God said, 'You are gods.'
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We know that what the scripture says is true forever; and God called those people gods, the people to whom his message was given.
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As for me, the Father chose me and sent me into the world. How, then, can you say that I blaspheme because I said that I am the Son of God?
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Do not believe me, then, if I am not doing the things my Father wants me to do.
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But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, you should at least believe my deeds, in order that you may know once and for all that the Father is in me and that I am in the Father."
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Once more they tried to seize Jesus, but he slipped out of their hands.
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Jesus then went back again across the Jordan River to the place where John had been baptizing, and he stayed there.
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Many people came to him. "John performed no miracles," they said, "but everything he said about this man was true."
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And many people there believed in him.