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- "And I will set upª° shepherdsª° over¹ them which shall feedª° them: and they shall fearª° no¹ more,¹ nor¹ be dismayed,ª° neither¹ shall they be lacking,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 23:4} + "Ye eatª°¹ the fat,ª and ye clotheª° you with¹ the wool,ª ye killª° them that are fed:ª [but] ye feedª° not¹ the flock.ª" {Ezk 34:3} + "Thenª saidª° he¹ unto them,ª Thereforeªª everyª scribeª [which is] instructedª° untoª the¹ kingdomª of heavenª isª° like² unto¹ a manª [that is] an householder,ª whichª bringeth forthª° out¹ of² his²¹ treasureª [things] newª andª old.ª" {Mtt 13:52} + "Soª whenª they had dined,ª° Jesusª saithª° to Simonª Peter,ª Simon,ª [son] of Jonas,ª lovest¹ thou²° meª more¹ than² these?² He¹ saithª° unto him,ª Yea,ª Lord;ª thouª knowestª° thatª I loveª° thee.ª He saithª° unto him,ª Feedª° myª lambs.ª ... He saithª° unto himª the¹ third² time,¹ Simon,ª [son] of Jonas,ª lovestª° thou me?ª Peterª was grievedª° becauseª he saidª° unto him²¹ the¹ third² time,¹ Lovestª° thou me?ª Andª he saidª° unto him,ª Lord,ª thouª knowest²°¹ all things;ª thouª knowest²°¹ thatª I loveª° thee.ª Jesusª saithª° unto him,ª Feedª° myª sheep.ª" {Jhn 21:15-17} + "Take heedª° thereforeª unto yourselves,ª andª to allª the¹ flock,ª overª the whichª the¹ Holyª Ghostª hath madeª° youª overseers,ª to feedª° the¹ churchª of God,ª whichª he hath purchasedª° withª his ownª blood.ª" {Act 20:28} + "The eldersª which¹ are amongª youª I exhort,ª° who² am also an elder,ª andª a witnessª of the¹ sufferingsª of Christ,ª and¹ also² a partakerª of the gloryª that shallª° be revealed:ª° ... Andª when the¹ chief Shepherdª shall appear,ª° ye shall receiveª° a crownª of gloryª that fadeth not away.ª" {1Pe 5:1-4}
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