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 am 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 sheep of his hand. {Today} if you will hear his voice:

Know that Yahweh, he [is] God; he made us and we are his. [We are] his people and the sheep of his pasture.

"O sword, awake against my shepherd, against [the] man [who is] my associate," {declares} Yahweh of hosts. "Strike the shepherd, so that the sheep may be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the small [ones].

And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

So he told them this parable, saying,

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save those who are lost."

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has appointed you [as] overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he obtained through the blood of his own [Son].

Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,

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

General references

[There] I was, during the day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.

And he said to me, "These [are] the houses for cooking, where [the ones] serving the temple shall cook the sacrifices of the people."

And [after] taking [them] into his arms, he blessed them, placing his hands on them.

"If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

Then Simon Peter also came following him, and he went into the tomb and saw the [strips of] linen cloth lying there,