Zechariah 13:7

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Zechariah 13:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

My shepherd

John 10:10

Hebrews 13:20

1 Peter 5:4

Smite

The sheep

Matthew 26:31

Mark 14:27

John 16:32

I will turn

John 18:8

General references

Matthew 26:54

Luke 9:22

Luke 24:26

Bible References

My shepherd

A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come to let them have life, and to let them have it in abundance.

May God, the giver of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus who through the blood by which he ratified the everlasting agreement has become the great shepherd of the sheep,

and when the chief shepherd appears, you will receive the glorious wreath that will never fade.

Smite

And just as Moses in the desert lifted the serpent up in the air, the Son of Man must be lifted up,

But you, by the fixed purpose and intention of God, handed him over to wicked men, and had him crucified.

The kings of the earth stood by, And the rulers assembled Against the Lord and against his Christ.'

but by his mercy they are made upright for nothing, by the deliverance secured through Christ Jesus.

who was given up to death to make up for our offenses, and raised to life to make us upright.

For when we were still helpless, at the decisive moment Christ died for us godless men.

Will not he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, with that gift give us everything?

He made him who knew nothing of sin to be sin, for our sake, so that through union with him we might become God's uprightness.

Christ ransomed us from the Law's curse by taking our curse upon himself (for the Scripture says, "Cursed be anyone who is hung on a tree")

For all the divine fulness chose to dwell in him,

That is why the Christ, when he was coming into the world, said, "You have not wished sacrifice or offering, but you have provided a body for me.

for you know that you have not been ransomed with anything perishable like silver or gold, from the futile way of living in which you were brought up,

He carried the burden of our sins in his own body on the cross, in order that we might die to sin and live for uprightness. By his wounds you have been healed.

For Christ himself died once for all, for sin, an upright man for unrighteous men, to bring us to God, and was physically put to death, but he was made alive in the Spirit.

He is himself an atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the whole world.

God's love for us has been revealed in this way??hat God has sent his only Son into the world, to let us have life through him.

All the inhabitants of the earth whose names have not from the foundation of the world been written in the slain Lamb's book of life, will worship it.

The sheep

Then Jesus said to them, "You will all desert me tonight, for the Scriptures say, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

And Jesus said to them, "You will all desert me, for the Scriptures say, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'

Why, a time is coming??t has already come!??hen you will all be scattered to your homes and will leave me alone. And yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me.

I will turn

And no one who will give the humblest of my disciples even a cup of cold water because he is my disciple, I tell you, can ever fail of his reward."

"Beware of feeling scornful of one single little child, for I tell you that in heaven their angels have continual access to my Father in heaven.

Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen to give you the kingdom.

He might better have a millstone hung around his neck, and be thrown into the sea, than be a hindrance to one of these humble people.

Jesus answered, "I have told you that I am he, so if you are looking for me, let these men go."

General references

But then how are the Scriptures to be fulfilled, which say that this must happen?"

and said, "The Son of Man must endure great suffering and be refused by the elders, the high priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and be raised to life on the third day."

Did not the Christ have to suffer thus before entering upon his glory?"