Zechariah 11:7
So I began to shepherd the flock destined for slaughter, the most afflicted of all the flock. Then I took two staffs, calling one "Pleasantness" and the other "Binders," and I tended the flock.
Zechariah 11:4
The Lord my God says this: "Shepherd the flock set aside for slaughter.
Zechariah 11:14
Then I cut the second staff "Binders" in two in order to annul the covenant of brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
Isaiah 11:4
He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed.
Isaiah 61:1
The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,
Ezekiel 37:16-23
"As for you, son of man, take one branch, and write on it, 'For Judah, and for the Israelites associated with him.' Then take another branch and write on it, 'For Joseph, the branch of Ephraim and all the house of Israel associated with him.'
Zephaniah 3:12
I will leave in your midst a humble and meek group of people, and they will find safety in the Lord's presence.
Leviticus 27:32
All the tithe of herd or flock, everything which passes under the rod, the tenth one will be holy to the Lord.
1 Samuel 17:40
He took his staff in his hand, picked out five smooth stones from the stream, placed them in the pouch of his shepherd's bag, took his sling in hand, and approached the Philistine.
1 Samuel 17:43
The Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?" Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
Psalm 23:4
Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me.
Psalm 133:1-3
A song of ascents, by David. Look! How good and how pleasant it is when brothers live together!
Jeremiah 5:4-5
I thought, "Surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way. They act like fools because they do not know what the Lord demands. They do not know what their God requires of them.
Zechariah 11:10-11
Then I took my staff "Pleasantness" and cut it in two to annul my covenant that I had made with all the people.
Zechariah 13:8-9
It will happen in all the land, says the Lord, that two-thirds of the people in it will be cut off and die, but one-third will be left in it.
Matthew 11:5
The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news proclaimed to them.
Mark 12:37
If David himself calls him 'Lord,' how can he be his son?" And the large crowd was listening to him with delight.
John 10:16
I have other sheep that do not come from this sheepfold. I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice, so that there will be one flock and one shepherd.
John 17:21-23
that they will all be one, just as you, Father, are in me and I am in you. I pray that they will be in us, so that the world will believe that you sent me.
Ephesians 2:13-16
But now in Christ Jesus you who used to be far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
James 2:5
Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?