Thematic Bible: Compared to a flock
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Church » Compared to a flock » Scattered by persecution and false shepherds
The hired man who is not a shepherd, and who does not own the sheep, when he sees a wolf coming, leaves them and runs away; then the wolf seizes them, and scatters the flock.
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But, when he saw the crowds, his heart was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and harassed, 'like sheep without a shepherd';
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Then Jesus said to them: "Even you will all fall away from me to-night. Scripture says--'I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'
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"Listen! a time is coming--indeed it has already come--when you are to be scattered, each going his own way, and to leave me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
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Saul approved of his being put to death. On that very day a great persecution broke out against the Church which was in Jerusalem; and its members, with the exception of the Apostles, were all scattered over the districts of Judea and Samaria.
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Church » Compared to a flock » General references to
I know that, after my departure, merciless wolves will get in among you, who will not spare the flock;
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So do not be afraid, my little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the Kingdom.
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Church » Compared to a flock » Ministers as under-shepherds of
I urge you to be true shepherds of the flock of God among you, not because you are compelled, but of your own free will; not from a base love of gain, but with a ready spirit;
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- Christ And His Sheep
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- Exercise
- Feeding The Flock
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- Giving Money To The Church
- God Saves The Needy
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