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

Jesus therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily I tell you, that I am the door of the sheep.

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the holy Spirit hath appointed you bishops, to feed the church of God, which He purchased with his own blood.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, sober, prudent, grave,

Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou mightest set in order what remained, and ordain elders in every city as I directed thee:

As to the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks; the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.

To the angel of the church at Ephesus write, These things saith He that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;

The shepherd

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.

Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the everlasting covenant,

For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now turned unto the shepherd and bishop of your souls.

And when the sovereign Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive an unfading crown of glory.