Matthew 9:36

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Summary

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

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General references

Matthew 19:2

Bible References

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But go to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel,

But he made answer and said, I was sent only to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel.

To go out and come in before them and be their guide; so that the people of the Lord may not be like sheep without a keeper.

Then he said, I saw all Israel wandering on the mountains like sheep without a keeper; and the Lord said, These have no master: let them go back, every man to his house in peace.

All you beasts of the field, come together for your meat, even all you beasts of the wood.

My people have been wandering sheep: their keepers have made them go out of the right way, turning them loose on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, having no memory of their resting-place.

You take the milk and are clothed with the wool, you put the fat beasts to death, but you give the sheep no food.

For the images have said what is not true, and the readers of signs have seen deceit; they have given accounts of false dreams, they give comfort to no purpose: so they go out of the way like sheep, they are troubled because they have no keeper.

For see, I will put a sheep-keeper over the land, who will have no care for that which is cut off, and will not go in search of the wanderers, or make well what is broken, and he will not give food to that which is ill, but he will take for his food the flesh of the fat, and let their feet be broken.

Awake! O sword, against the keeper of my flock, and against him who is with me, says the Lord of armies: put to death the keeper of the sheep, and the sheep will go in flight: and my hand will be turned against the little ones.

General references

And a great number went after him; and he made them well there.