Thematic Bible: Compared to a flock
Thematic Bible
Church » Compared to a flock » Scattered by persecution and false shepherds
The person who is [only] a hired hand, and not the shepherd, [and] who does not own the sheep [himself], sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away. So, the wolf attacks the flock and scatters [the sheep].
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But when He saw the large crowds He felt compassion for them because they were distressed and disoriented like sheep without a shepherd.
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Then Jesus said [to His disciples], "All of you will have doubts about me tonight, for it is written [Zech. 13:7], 'I will strike down the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered everywhere.'
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Look, the time is coming --- yes, it is already here --- when each of you will be scattered to his own home, and will leave me [all] alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
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And Saul was in full agreement with Stephen being put to death. And a great persecution broke out against the Jerusalem church, and all the disciples, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the districts of Judea and Samaria.
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Church » Compared to a flock » General references to
[Because] I know that after I am gone [from here] there will be vicious wolves [i.e., ravaging false teachers] who will come in among you, and they will not spare the flock [i.e., the congregation].
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" [And], do not be afraid, little flock [Note: Jesus refers to His small band of disciples as sheep following Him as their Shepherd], for your Father was pleased to give you the kingdom.
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Church » Compared to a flock » Ministers as under-shepherds of
You should serve as shepherds of God's flock [i.e., the church], among whom you minister, providing careful oversight [of the people], not because you feel forced to, but because you want to, as this is in accordance with the way God wants it to be. Do not [serve as elders] simply out of a desire for the income you receive, but because your heart is in it.
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Related Topics
- Christ And His Sheep
- Compassion, Of Christ
- Exercise
- Feeding The Flock
- Gentleness
- Giving Money To The Church
- God Saves The Needy
- God, As Shepherd
- Heart, Divine