Shepherding References in the Scriptures

Hebrew Scriptures

"For lack of a shepherd my sheep have scattered, to become the prey of any wild animal…no one bothers about them and no one looks for them" Ezekiel 34:5-6

"I shall rescue my sheep from wherever they have been scattered during the mist and darkness" Ezekiel 34:12

"I shall look for the lost one, bring back the stray, bandage the wounded and make the weak strong" Ezekiel 34:16

"Yahweh is my shepherd, I lack nothing" Psalm 23

Christian Scriptures

"And when [the lost sheep] is found, what [person] would not joyfully take it on their shoulders and then, call together friends and neighbours? 'Rejoice with me - I have found my sheep that was lost'" Luke 15: 5-6

"I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full" John 10:10

"I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep" John 10:11

"I am the good shepherd: I know my own and my own know me" John 10:14

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