Thematic Bible
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Christ, the shepherd » His sheep » He protects and preserves
And I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and announce in the islands from far off, and say, He scattering Israel will gather him, and watch him as the shepherd his flock.
Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Behold me against the shepherds; and I sought my flock from their hand, and I caused them to cease from feeding the sheep: and the shepherds shall no more feed themselves; and I delivered my flock from their face, and they shall not be to them for consuming.
And Jehovah their God saved them in that day as the sheep of his people: for the stones of consecration, lifting themselves up in his land.
Comfort » The lord comforting
And thou saidst in that day, I will praise thee, O Jehovah: for thou wert angry with me, thine anger will turn back and thou wilt comfort me,
Chanting of David. Jehovah my shepherd, and I shall not want He will cause me to lie down in pastures of tender grass: he will lead me to the water of rest He will turn back my soul: he will guide me into the tracks of justice for sake of his name. read more.
Also if I shall go into the valley of the shadow of death, I shall not be afraid of evil, for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they will comfort me.
Also if I shall go into the valley of the shadow of death, I shall not be afraid of evil, for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they will comfort me.
If Jehovah is high, and he will see the humble one: and the lofty one he will know from far off. If I shall go in the midst of straits, thou wilt make me alive: against the anger of mine enemies thou wilt stretch forth thy hand, and thy right hand shall save me.
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and announce in the islands from far off, and say, He scattering Israel will gather him, and watch him as the shepherd his flock. For Jehovah redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of the stronger than he. And they came and shouted in the height of Zion, and they flowed together to the goodness of Jehovah, for the grain and for the new wine, and for the oil, and for the sons of the flock and the herd: and their soul was as a watered garden, and they shall not add to pine away any more. read more.
Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and old men together: and I turned their mourning to joy, and I comforted them and caused them to rejoice from their sorrow. And I satiated the soul of the priests with fatness and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, says Jehovah.
Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and old men together: and I turned their mourning to joy, and I comforted them and caused them to rejoice from their sorrow. And I satiated the soul of the priests with fatness and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, says Jehovah.
Praised the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion, and God of all comfort: Who comforting us upon all our pressure, that we may be able to comfort them in every pressure, by the comfort by which we ourselves are comforted by God.
Israel/jews » The lord redeeming israel
Go ye forth from Babel; flee from the Chaldeans; with the voice of shouting, announce ye; cause this to be heard; cause it to go forth, even to the extremity o the earth; say ye, Jehovah redeemed his servant Jacob.
For thou a holy people to Jehovah thy God: in thee Jehovah thy God chose to be to him a people of property from all the peoples which are upon the face of the earth. Not for your multitude did Jehovah delight in you above all the peoples, and will he choose you, for ye were few more than all the peoples. For Jehovah loves you and watches the oath which he sware to your fathers: Jehovah brought you out by a strong hand, and he will redeem thee from the house of servants, from the house of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall die, for he spake a turning away from Jehovah your God, having brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed thee from the house of servants, to thrust thee away from the way which Jehovah thy God commanded to go in it: and put thou away the evil from the midst of thee.
And now, thus said Jehovah creating thee, O Jacob, and forming thee, O Israel, Thou shalt not fear, for I redeemed thee; I called by thy name; thou art to me.
Praised the Lord God of Israel; for he reviewed and he has made a redemption for his people,
And I shall pray to Jehovah, and say, Lord Jehovah, thou wilt not destroy thy people and thine inheritance which thou didst redeem in thy greatness, whom thou broughtest out of Egypt with a strong hand.
Thou shalt not turn away the judgment of the stranger, the fatherless; and thou shalt not take as a pledge the garment of the widow. And remember that thou wert a servant in Egypt, and Jehovah thy God will redeem thee from thence; for this I commend thee to do this word.
He made remembrance to his wonders. Jehovah merciful and compassionate. He gave prey to those fearing him: he will remember forever his covenant The power of his work, he announced to his people, to give them the inheritance of the nations. read more.
The works of his hands are truth and judgment; faithful are all his charges; Being sustained even to forever, being done in truth and uprightness. He sent deliverance to his people: he commanded his covenant forever: holy and terrible his name.
The works of his hands are truth and judgment; faithful are all his charges; Being sustained even to forever, being done in truth and uprightness. He sent deliverance to his people: he commanded his covenant forever: holy and terrible his name.
Israel hoped for Jehovah: for with Jehovah is mercy and great deliverance. And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Confess ye to Jehovah, for he is good: for his mercy is forever. Confess to the God of gods: for his mercy is forever. Confess to the Lord of lords: for his mercy is forever. read more.
To him alone making great wonders: for his mercy is forever. To him making the heavens in understanding: for his mercy is forever. To him spreading the earth upon the sea: for his mercy is forever. To him making great lights: for his mercy is forever. The sun for the rulings in the day: for his mercy is forever. The moon and the stars for rulings in the night: for his mercy is forever. To him striking Egypt in their first-born: for his mercy is forever. And he will bring forth Israel from the midst of them: for his mercy is forever. With a hand of strength, and with an arm stretched out: for his mercy is forever. To him dividing the sea of sedge into parts: for his mercy is forever. And he caused Israel to pass through in its midst: for his mercy is forever. And he shook off Pharaoh and his strength into the sea of sedge: for his mercy is forever. To him causing his people to go into the desert: for his mercy is forever. To him striking great kings: for his mercy is forever. And he will slay mighty kings: for his mercy is forever. To Sihon, king of the Amorites: for his mercy is forever. To Og, king of Bashan: for his mercy is forever. And he gave their land for an inheritance: for his mercy is forever, An inheritance to Israel his servant: for his mercy is forever. He remembered for us our lowness: for his mercy is forever: And he will redeem us from our enemies: for his mercy is forever.
To him alone making great wonders: for his mercy is forever. To him making the heavens in understanding: for his mercy is forever. To him spreading the earth upon the sea: for his mercy is forever. To him making great lights: for his mercy is forever. The sun for the rulings in the day: for his mercy is forever. The moon and the stars for rulings in the night: for his mercy is forever. To him striking Egypt in their first-born: for his mercy is forever. And he will bring forth Israel from the midst of them: for his mercy is forever. With a hand of strength, and with an arm stretched out: for his mercy is forever. To him dividing the sea of sedge into parts: for his mercy is forever. And he caused Israel to pass through in its midst: for his mercy is forever. And he shook off Pharaoh and his strength into the sea of sedge: for his mercy is forever. To him causing his people to go into the desert: for his mercy is forever. To him striking great kings: for his mercy is forever. And he will slay mighty kings: for his mercy is forever. To Sihon, king of the Amorites: for his mercy is forever. To Og, king of Bashan: for his mercy is forever. And he gave their land for an inheritance: for his mercy is forever, An inheritance to Israel his servant: for his mercy is forever. He remembered for us our lowness: for his mercy is forever: And he will redeem us from our enemies: for his mercy is forever.
And truth shall be lacking; and he departing from evil being plundered: and Jehovah will see, and it will be evil in his eyes, for no judgment And he will see that not a man, and he will be astonished that none was supplicating: and his arm will save for him, and his justice it upheld him. And he will put on justice as a coat of mail, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and be will put on robes of vengeance a garment, and he will clothe himself with zeal as an upper garment read more.
According to the works, accordingly he will recompense, wrath to his adversaries, recompense, to his enemies; to the islands will he requite recompense. And from the west they shall fear the name of Jehovah, and from the rising of the sun, his glory. When the adversary shall come in as a river, the spirit of Jehovah was lifted up against him. And be redeeming came to Zion, and they turning away. transgression in Jacob, says Jehovah.
According to the works, accordingly he will recompense, wrath to his adversaries, recompense, to his enemies; to the islands will he requite recompense. And from the west they shall fear the name of Jehovah, and from the rising of the sun, his glory. When the adversary shall come in as a river, the spirit of Jehovah was lifted up against him. And be redeeming came to Zion, and they turning away. transgression in Jacob, says Jehovah.
I will remember the mercies of Jehovah, the praises of Jehovah according to all that Jehovah benefited us, and the abundance of good to the house of Israel which he benefited them according to his mercies and according to the multitude of his kindnesses. And he will say, Surely they my people, sons that will not lie: and he will be to them for Saviour. In all their straits not an adversary, and: a messenger of his face saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he will take them up and bear them all the days forever.
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and announce in the islands from far off, and say, He scattering Israel will gather him, and watch him as the shepherd his flock. For Jehovah redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of the stronger than he.
Jesus Christ » Shepherd, jesus the true » He protects and preserves
And I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and announce in the islands from far off, and say, He scattering Israel will gather him, and watch him as the shepherd his flock.
Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Behold me against the shepherds; and I sought my flock from their hand, and I caused them to cease from feeding the sheep: and the shepherds shall no more feed themselves; and I delivered my flock from their face, and they shall not be to them for consuming.
And Jehovah their God saved them in that day as the sheep of his people: for the stones of consecration, lifting themselves up in his land.
Joy » Of saints, is » For deliverance from bondage
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and announce in the islands from far off, and say, He scattering Israel will gather him, and watch him as the shepherd his flock. For Jehovah redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of the stronger than he. And they came and shouted in the height of Zion, and they flowed together to the goodness of Jehovah, for the grain and for the new wine, and for the oil, and for the sons of the flock and the herd: and their soul was as a watered garden, and they shall not add to pine away any more. read more.
Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and old men together: and I turned their mourning to joy, and I comforted them and caused them to rejoice from their sorrow.
Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and old men together: and I turned their mourning to joy, and I comforted them and caused them to rejoice from their sorrow.
Losing and things lost » The lord seeking and saving that which was lost
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and announce in the islands from far off, and say, He scattering Israel will gather him, and watch him as the shepherd his flock.
For thus said the Lord Jehovah: Behold me. I also sought my sheep, and I searched them out. According to the seeking of the shepherd of his flock in the day of his being in the midst of his sheep being scattered.; so will I search out my sheep and deliver them from all places where they were scattered there in the day of cloud and darkness. And I brought them out from the peoples, and I gathered them from the lands, and I brought them to their land, and I fed them upon the mountains of Israel by the torrents, and in all the dwellings of the earth. read more.
In a good pasture will I feed them, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall be their rest: there shall they lie in a good rest, and a fat pasture they shall feed upon the mountains of Israel. I will feed my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord Jehovah. The lost I will seek out, and the thrust away I will turn back, and to the broken I will bind up, and the diseased I will strengthen: and the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them with judgment
In a good pasture will I feed them, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall be their rest: there shall they lie in a good rest, and a fat pasture they shall feed upon the mountains of Israel. I will feed my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord Jehovah. The lost I will seek out, and the thrust away I will turn back, and to the broken I will bind up, and the diseased I will strengthen: and the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them with judgment
For the Son of man has come to save the lost. What does it seem to you? if there be to any man a hundred sheep, and one of them have been led astray, does he not, having left the ninety-nine upon the mountains, having gone, seek the one led astray? And if it be found, truly I say to you, he rejoices more over it, than over the ninety-nine not led astray. read more.
So is not the will of your Father, he in the heavens, that one of these little ones be lost.
So is not the will of your Father, he in the heavens, that one of these little ones be lost.
And he spake this parable to them, saying, What man of you, having one hundred. sheep, and having lost one of them, leaves not the ninety-nine in the desert, and goes for the one lost, till he find it And having found, he puts upon his shoulders, rejoicing. read more.
And having come into the house, he calls together friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me: for I have found my lost sheep. I say to you, that so shall joy be in heaven over one sinful repenting, more than over ninety-nine just, which have no need of repentance. Or what woman having ten drachmas, if she lose one drachma, lights not a lamp, and sweeps the house, and seeks diligently till she should find? And having found, she calls together female friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me; for I found the drachma which I lost. So, I say to you, joy is in heaven before the messengers of God for one sinful changing the mind. And he said, A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of property falling. And he divided to them the property. And not many days after, having gathered all things, the younger son went abroad into a far-off country, and there disposed his property, living in a profligate manner. And having spent all things, a powerful famine was in that country; and he began to be in want. And having gone, he was joined to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into the fields to feed swine. And he eagerly desired to fill his belly with the fruits of the horntree which the swine ate: and none gave to him. And having come to himself, he said, Many hired of my father abound in loaves, and I am perishing with hunger! Having risen, I will go to my father, and say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And I am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired. And having risen, he came to his father. And yet being far off, his father saw him, and felt compassion, and having run, fell upon his neck, and kissed him. And the son said to him, Father, I sinned against heaven, and before thee, and I am no more worthy to be called thy son. And the father said to his servants, Bring out the first robe, and clothe him; and give a ring for his hand, and shoes for the feet: And having brought the fatted calf, sacrifice, and eating, let us be gladdened. For this my son was dead, and has returned to life; and he was lost, and found. And they began to be gladdened. And his elder son was in the field: and coming, as he drew near the house, he heard a concert of music, and dances. And having called one of his servants, he inquired what these may be. And he said to him, That thy brother has come, and thy father has sacrificed the fatted calf; because he received him in good health. And he was angry and would not go in; then his father having come out, besought him. And he having answered said to the father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never at any time passed by thy command: and never hast thou given me a kid, that I might be gladdened with my friends. And when this thy son, devouring thy property with harlots, came, thou hast sacrificed for him the fattened calf. And he said to him, Child, thou art always with me, and all mine are thine. And to be gladdened, and to rejoice, was fitting: for this thy brother was dead, and has returned to life; and he was lost, and found.
And having come into the house, he calls together friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me: for I have found my lost sheep. I say to you, that so shall joy be in heaven over one sinful repenting, more than over ninety-nine just, which have no need of repentance. Or what woman having ten drachmas, if she lose one drachma, lights not a lamp, and sweeps the house, and seeks diligently till she should find? And having found, she calls together female friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me; for I found the drachma which I lost. So, I say to you, joy is in heaven before the messengers of God for one sinful changing the mind. And he said, A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of property falling. And he divided to them the property. And not many days after, having gathered all things, the younger son went abroad into a far-off country, and there disposed his property, living in a profligate manner. And having spent all things, a powerful famine was in that country; and he began to be in want. And having gone, he was joined to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into the fields to feed swine. And he eagerly desired to fill his belly with the fruits of the horntree which the swine ate: and none gave to him. And having come to himself, he said, Many hired of my father abound in loaves, and I am perishing with hunger! Having risen, I will go to my father, and say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And I am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired. And having risen, he came to his father. And yet being far off, his father saw him, and felt compassion, and having run, fell upon his neck, and kissed him. And the son said to him, Father, I sinned against heaven, and before thee, and I am no more worthy to be called thy son. And the father said to his servants, Bring out the first robe, and clothe him; and give a ring for his hand, and shoes for the feet: And having brought the fatted calf, sacrifice, and eating, let us be gladdened. For this my son was dead, and has returned to life; and he was lost, and found. And they began to be gladdened. And his elder son was in the field: and coming, as he drew near the house, he heard a concert of music, and dances. And having called one of his servants, he inquired what these may be. And he said to him, That thy brother has come, and thy father has sacrificed the fatted calf; because he received him in good health. And he was angry and would not go in; then his father having come out, besought him. And he having answered said to the father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never at any time passed by thy command: and never hast thou given me a kid, that I might be gladdened with my friends. And when this thy son, devouring thy property with harlots, came, thou hast sacrificed for him the fattened calf. And he said to him, Child, thou art always with me, and all mine are thine. And to be gladdened, and to rejoice, was fitting: for this thy brother was dead, and has returned to life; and he was lost, and found.
And Jesus said to him, That to day salvation has been to this house, as he is also a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost.
Shepherd » One who cares for flocks of sheep
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and announce in the islands from far off, and say, He scattering Israel will gather him, and watch him as the shepherd his flock.
Thus said Jehovah: As the shepherd will deliver from the mouth of the lion two legs, and part of an ear, thus shall the sons of Israel be delivered dwelling in Shomeron in the extremity of a tribe, or in Damascus under a roof.
And shepherds were in the country, sleeping in the fields, and watching over their flock the watches of the night.
These twenty years I am with thee; thy sheep and thy she-goats were not barren, and the rams of thy flock, I ate not. The torn I brought not to thee; I shall bear the blame of it; from my hand thou will seek it, thefts of the day, and thefts of the night I was in the day, the drought consumed me, and cold in the night, and sleep will flee away from mine eyes.
He will remove his people as sheep, and he will lead them as a flock in the desert And he will guide them securely and they feared not: and the sea covered their enemies.
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
And his bow will dwell in strength, and the seed of his hands will be firm by the hands of the mighty one of Jacob; from whence the shepherd, the stone of Israel
For the Lamb in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall guide them to living fountains of water: and God shall wipe out every tear from their eyes.
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and announce in the islands from far off, and say, He scattering Israel will gather him, and watch him as the shepherd his flock.
Chanting of David. Jehovah my shepherd, and I shall not want He will cause me to lie down in pastures of tender grass: he will lead me to the water of rest He will turn back my soul: he will guide me into the tracks of justice for sake of his name. read more.
Also if I shall go into the valley of the shadow of death, I shall not be afraid of evil, for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they will comfort me.
Also if I shall go into the valley of the shadow of death, I shall not be afraid of evil, for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they will comfort me.
Behold the Lord Jehovah will come in strength, and his arm ruling for him: behold, his reward with him and his work before him. As a shepherd he will feed his flock: with his arm he will gather the lambs, and will lift up into his bosom, he will lead those coming up.
For thus said the Lord Jehovah: Behold me. I also sought my sheep, and I searched them out. According to the seeking of the shepherd of his flock in the day of his being in the midst of his sheep being scattered.; so will I search out my sheep and deliver them from all places where they were scattered there in the day of cloud and darkness. And I brought them out from the peoples, and I gathered them from the lands, and I brought them to their land, and I fed them upon the mountains of Israel by the torrents, and in all the dwellings of the earth. read more.
In a good pasture will I feed them, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall be their rest: there shall they lie in a good rest, and a fat pasture they shall feed upon the mountains of Israel. I will feed my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord Jehovah. The lost I will seek out, and the thrust away I will turn back, and to the broken I will bind up, and the diseased I will strengthen: and the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them with judgment And ye, my sheep, thus said the Lord Jehovah; Behold me judging between sheep to sheep, to the rams and to the he goats. Is it small for you ye will feed the good pasture, and the remainder of your pastures ye will tread down with your feet? and ye will drink front the settled waters and that being left they will tread with your feet And my sheep will feed of the trodden down of your feet; and they will drink of the treading of your feet. For this, thus said the Lord Jehovah to them: Behold me I also judged between fat sheep and between lean sheep. Because with side and with shoulder ye will thrust away, and with your horns ye pushed all the sickly till that ye scattered them without; And I saved my sheep, and they shall no more be for plunder; and I judged between sheep to sheep. And I raised up one shepherd over them, and he fed them, my servant David; he shall feed them and he shall be to them for shepherd. I Jehovah will be to them for God, and my servant David a prince in the midst of them; I Jehovah spake.
In a good pasture will I feed them, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall be their rest: there shall they lie in a good rest, and a fat pasture they shall feed upon the mountains of Israel. I will feed my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord Jehovah. The lost I will seek out, and the thrust away I will turn back, and to the broken I will bind up, and the diseased I will strengthen: and the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them with judgment And ye, my sheep, thus said the Lord Jehovah; Behold me judging between sheep to sheep, to the rams and to the he goats. Is it small for you ye will feed the good pasture, and the remainder of your pastures ye will tread down with your feet? and ye will drink front the settled waters and that being left they will tread with your feet And my sheep will feed of the trodden down of your feet; and they will drink of the treading of your feet. For this, thus said the Lord Jehovah to them: Behold me I also judged between fat sheep and between lean sheep. Because with side and with shoulder ye will thrust away, and with your horns ye pushed all the sickly till that ye scattered them without; And I saved my sheep, and they shall no more be for plunder; and I judged between sheep to sheep. And I raised up one shepherd over them, and he fed them, my servant David; he shall feed them and he shall be to them for shepherd. I Jehovah will be to them for God, and my servant David a prince in the midst of them; I Jehovah spake.
For he is our God, and we the people of his feeding and the sheep of his hand. This day if ye will, hear to his voice.
Truly, truly, I say to you, He not coming in through the door into the court-yard of the sheep, but coming up from another place, he is a thief and robber. And he coming in through the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the guard of the door opens; and the sheep hear his voice : and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out. read more.
And when he would put forth his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a stranger they would not follow, but they will flee from him : for they know not the voice of strangers. This proverb spake Jesus to then: and they knew not what things they were which he spake th them. Then said Jesus again to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, That I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep heard them not. I am the door: if any come in through me, he shall be saved, and he shall me in, and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes not, except that he steal, and sacrifice, and destroy: I came that they might have life, and have above measure. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. But the hired one, and not being the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and he leaves the sheep, and flees: and the wolf plunders them, and scatters the sheep. The hired flees, because he is hired, and no care is to him for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and I know mine, and am known by mine. As the Father knows me, I also know the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have, other sheep, which are not of this court-yard: and I must also bring them, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one flock, and one shepherd. Therefore does my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command received I of my Father.
And when he would put forth his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a stranger they would not follow, but they will flee from him : for they know not the voice of strangers. This proverb spake Jesus to then: and they knew not what things they were which he spake th them. Then said Jesus again to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, That I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep heard them not. I am the door: if any come in through me, he shall be saved, and he shall me in, and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes not, except that he steal, and sacrifice, and destroy: I came that they might have life, and have above measure. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. But the hired one, and not being the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and he leaves the sheep, and flees: and the wolf plunders them, and scatters the sheep. The hired flees, because he is hired, and no care is to him for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and I know mine, and am known by mine. As the Father knows me, I also know the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have, other sheep, which are not of this court-yard: and I must also bring them, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one flock, and one shepherd. Therefore does my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command received I of my Father.
For to this were ye called: for also Christ suffered for you, leaving behind to you an underwriting, that ye should follow upon his footsteps: Who did no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth: Who, being reviled, reviled not back; suffering, he threatened not; and delivered to him judging justly; read more.
Who himself bear up our sins in his body upon the wood, that we, removed from sins, should live to justice: by whose bloody mark ye were healed. For ye were as sheep going astray; but now have turned about to the Shepherd and inspector of your souls.
Who himself bear up our sins in his body upon the wood, that we, removed from sins, should live to justice: by whose bloody mark ye were healed. For ye were as sheep going astray; but now have turned about to the Shepherd and inspector of your souls.