John 10:11-18
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f I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd g lays down his life for the sheep.
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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.
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He flees because k he is a hired hand and l cares nothing for the sheep.
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m I am the good shepherd. n I know my own and o my own know me,
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p just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and q I lay down my life for the sheep.
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And r I have other sheep that are not of this fold. s I must bring them also, and t they will listen to my voice. So there will be u one flock, v one shepherd.
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w For this reason the Father loves me, x because y I lay down my life that I may take it up again.
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z No one takes it from me, but y I lay it down a of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and b I have authority to take it up again. c This charge I have received from my Father."
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Cross References
Isaiah 40:11
He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will...
Ezekiel 34:12
As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is am...
Ezekiel 34:23
And I will set up over them one shepherd, my se...
Ezekiel 37:24
My servant David shall be king over them, and t...
Zechariah 13:7
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against th...
Hebrews 13:20
Now may the God of peace who brought again from...
1 Peter 2:25
For you were straying like sheep, but have now ...
1 Peter 5:4
And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will r...
John 21:15 - 17
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to...
Psalms 23:1
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Revelation 7:17
For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be...
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John 10:15
Just as the Father knows me and I know the Fath...
John 10:17
For this reason the Father loves me, because I ...
John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this, that someone...
1 John 3:16
By this we know love, that he laid down his lif...
Matthew 20:28
Even as the Son of Man came not to be served bu...
Mark 10:45
For even the Son of Man came not to be served b...
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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?
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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.
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Jeremiah 23:1 - 3
Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!" declares the Lord.
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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.
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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.
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John 10:11
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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John 10:11
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
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Isaiah 56:8
The Lord God, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, declares, "I will gather yet others to him besides those already gathered.
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Ezekiel 34:11 - 13
For thus says the Lord God : Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out.
Matthew 8:11 - 12
I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
Ephesians 2:13 - 18
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
1 Peter 2:25
For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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John 5:25
Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
John 18:37
Then Pilate said to him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world - to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.
Acts 28:28
Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen.
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John 11:52
And not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
John 12:32
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.
John 17:11
And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.
John 17:21 - 22
That they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
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Ezekiel 34:23
And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd.
Ezekiel 37:24
My servant David shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall walk in my rules and be careful to obey my statutes.
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Philippians 2:9
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name.
John 5:20
For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will he show him, so that you may marvel.
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Isaiah 53:7 - 8
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.
Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.
Hebrews 2:9
But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
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John 10:11
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
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Matthew 26:53
Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?
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John 10:17
For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again.
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John 5:30
I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.
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John 2:19
Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
Philippians 2:7
But made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
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John 12:49
For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment - what to say and what to speak.
John 14:31
But I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.
John 15:10
If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.
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