John 10:12-15

I Am the Good Shepherd

¹² He who is _h a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and _i leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and _j scatters them. ¹³ He flees because _k he is a hired hand and _l cares nothing for the sheep. ¹⁴ _m I am the good shepherd. _n I know my own and _o my own know me, ¹⁵ _p just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and _q I lay down my life for the sheep.

1. Cross References
   Ezekiel 34:2 - 6
   Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord God : Ah, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep?
   
2. Cross References
   Zechariah 11:17
   "Woe to my worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May the sword strike his arm and his right eye! Let his arm be wholly withered, his right eye utterly blinded!"
   Zechariah 13:7
   Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me," declares the Lord of hosts. "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.
   
3. Cross References
   Jeremiah 23:1 - 3
   Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!" declares the Lord.
   
4. Cross References
   1 Peter 5:2
   Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly.
   
5. Cross References
   Zechariah 11:16
   For behold, I am raising up in the land a shepherd who does not care for those being destroyed, or seek the young or heal the maimed or nourish the healthy, but devours the flesh of the fat ones, tearing off even their hoofs.
   
6. Cross References
   John 10:11
   I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
   
7. Cross References
   John 10:27
   My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
   Nahum 1:7
   The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.
   2 Timothy 2:19
   But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.
   
8. Cross References
   John 10:4
   When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
   
9. Cross References
   Matthew 11:27
   All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
   
10. Cross References
    John 10:11
    I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.