Matthew 26:31

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

All

I will

Isaiah 53:10

Zechariah 13:7

And the

Ezekiel 34:5

General references

John 16:1

Bible References

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But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled." Then all the disciples left him and fled.

Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me."

"Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

Then Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away, for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'

"Simon, Simon, pay attention! Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat,

Look, a time is coming -- and has come -- when you will be scattered, each one to his own home, and I will be left alone. Yet I am not alone, because my Father is with me.

I will

Though the Lord desired to crush him and make him ill, once restitution is made, he will see descendants and enjoy long life, and the Lord's purpose will be accomplished through him.

"Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is my associate," says the Lord who rules over all. Strike the shepherd that the flock may be scattered; I will turn my hand against the insignificant ones.

And the

My brothers have been as treacherous as a seasonal stream, and as the riverbeds of the intermittent streams that flow away.

"He has put my relatives far from me; my acquaintances only turn away from me.

Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away.

Their insults are painful and make me lose heart; I look for sympathy, but receive none, for comforters, but find none.

You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; those who know me leave me alone in the darkness.

(Qof) I called for my lovers, but they had deceived me. My priests and my elders perished in the city. Truly they had searched for food to keep themselves alive.

They were scattered because they had no shepherd, and they became food for every wild beast.

General references

"I have told you all these things so that you will not fall away.