John 10:2

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Summary

John 10:2

But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

He that

Revelation 2:1

The shepherd

Bible References

He that

So Jesus said again, "I tell you, I am the door of the sheepfold.

Take care of yourselves and of the whole flock, of which the holy Spirit has made you guardians, and be shepherds of the church of God, which he got at the cost of his own life.

A superintendent must be a man above reproach, only once married, temperate, sensible, a man of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

Do not neglect the gift you have, that was given you with predictions of your work, when the elders laid their hands upon you.

I left you behind in Crete expressly to correct what defects there were, and to appoint elders in each town, as I directed you??6 men of irreproachable character, who have been married only once, whose children are Christians, free from any suspicion of profligacy or disobedience.

The secret meaning of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and of the seven gold lampstands is this: The seven stars are the guardian angels of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: " 'He who holds the seven stars in his right hand and goes about among the seven gold lampstands speaks thus:

The shepherd

I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd will give his life for his sheep.

May God, the giver of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus who through the blood by which he ratified the everlasting agreement has become the great shepherd of the sheep,

For you were astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

and when the chief shepherd appears, you will receive the glorious wreath that will never fade.