John 21:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

My sheep

General references

John 20:6

Bible References

My sheep

"I'm the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the flock in his care. If only you would listen to his voice today,

Acknowledge that the LORD is God. He made us and we belong to him; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.

"Arise, sword, against my shepherd, against the mighty one who is related to me," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. "Strike the shepherd, the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn against the insignificant ones.

All the nations will be assembled in front of him, and he will cull them out, one from another, like a shepherd separates sheep from goats.

So he told them this parable:

and the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost."

Pay attention to yourselves and to the entire flock over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers to be shepherds of God's church, which he acquired with his own blood.

Now may the God of peace, who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the Great Shepherd of the sheep,

You were "like sheep that kept going astray," but now you have returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

General references

As it was, I was attacked by drought during the day and by cold at night. I never got any decent rest.

He told me, "This is where the ministers of the Temple will be preparing the sacrifices that will be presented by the people.

Then after he had hugged the children, he tenderly blessed them as he laid his hands on them.

"If you love me, keep my commandments.

At this point Simon Peter arrived, following him, and went straight into the tomb. He observed that the linen cloths were lying there,