Bible Cross References
Behold
Ezekiel 34:10
I, the Sovereign LORD, declare that I am your enemy. I will take my sheep away from you and never again let you be their shepherds; never again will I let you take care only of yourselves. I will rescue my sheep from you and not let you eat them.
Ezekiel 34:17
"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.
Psalm 22:12-16
12
Many enemies surround me like bulls; they are all around me, like fierce bulls from the land of Bashan.
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They open their mouths like lions, roaring and tearing at me.
14
My strength is gone, gone like water spilled on the ground. All my bones are out of joint; my heart is like melted wax.
15
My throat is as dry as dust, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have left me for dead in the dust.
16
An evil gang is around me; like a pack of dogs they close in on me; they tear at my hands and feet.
Matthew 25:31-46
31
"When the Son of Man comes as King and all the angels with him, he will sit on his royal throne,
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and the people of all the nations will be gathered before him. Then he will divide them into two groups, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33
He will put the righteous people at his right and the others at his left.
34
Then the King will say to the people on his right, 'Come, you that are blessed by my Father! Come and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since the creation of the world.
35
I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink; I was a stranger and you received me in your homes,
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naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you visited me.'
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The righteous will then answer him, 'When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink?
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When did we ever see you a stranger and welcome you in our homes, or naked and clothe you?
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When did we ever see you sick or in prison, and visit you?'
40
The King will reply, 'I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me!'
41
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Away from me, you that are under God's curse! Away to the eternal fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels!
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I was hungry but you would not feed me, thirsty but you would not give me a drink;
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I was a stranger but you would not welcome me in your homes, naked but you would not clothe me; I was sick and in prison but you would not take care of me.'
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Then they will answer him, 'When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and we would not help you?'
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The King will reply, 'I tell you, whenever you refused to help one of these least important ones, you refused to help me.'
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These, then, will be sent off to eternal punishment, but the righteous will go to eternal life."