- the Shepherd:
- "Andª when the¹ chief Shepherdª shall appear,ª° ye shall receiveª° a crownª of gloryª that fadeth not away.ª" {1Pe 5:4} + "[[A Psalmª of David.]]ª The LORDª [is] my shepherd;ª° I shall not¹ want.ª° ... He restorethª° my soul:ª he leadethª° me in the pathsª of righteousnessª for his name's² sake.¹¹" {Psa 23:1-3} + "[[To the chief Musicianª° upon¹ Shoshannimeduth,ª A Psalmª of Asaph.]]ª Give ear,ª° O Shepherdª° of Israel,ª thou that leadestª° Josephª like a flock;ª thou that dwellestª° [between] the cherubims,ª shine forth.ª°" {Psa 80:1} + "Tellª° me, O thou whom my soulª loveth,ª°¹ where¹ thou feedest,ª° whereª thou makest [thy flock] to restª° at noon:ª for² why¹¹ should I be¹ as one that turneth asideª° by¹ the flocksª of thy companions?ª ... If¹ thou knowª° not,¹ O thou fairestª among women,ª go thy way forthª° by the footstepsª of the flock,ª and feedª°¹ thy kidsª beside¹ the shepherds'ª° tents.ª" {Sgs 1:7-8} + "He shall feedª° his flockª like a shepherd:ª° he shall gatherª° the lambsª with his arm,ª and carryª° [them] in his bosom,ª [and] shall gently leadª° those that are with young.ª°" {Isa 40:11} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Behold,¹ I, [even] I,¹ will both searchª°¹ my sheep,ª and seek them out.ª° ... I will seekª°¹ that which was lost,ª° and bring againª° that which was driven away,ª° and will bind upª° [that which was] broken,ª° and will strengthenª° that which was sick:ª° but I will destroyª° the fatª and the strong;ª I will feedª° them with judgment.ª" {Ezk 34:11-16} + "And I will set upª° oneª shepherdª° over¹ them, and he shall feedª° them, [even]¹ my servantª David;ª he shall feedª° them, and he¹ shall be¹ their shepherd.ª° ... And I¹ the LORDª will be¹ their God,ª and my servantª Davidª a princeª amongª them; I¹ the LORDª have spokenª° [it]." {Ezk 34:23-24} + "And Davidª my servantª [shall be] kingª over¹ them; and they all¹ shall have¹ oneª shepherd:ª° they shall also walk²°¹ in my judgments,ª and observeª° my statutes,ª and doª° them." {Ezk 37:24} + "Awake,ª° O sword,ª against¹ my shepherd,ª° and against¹ the manª [that is] my fellow,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts:ª smiteª°¹ the shepherd,ª° and the sheepª shall be scattered:ª° and I will turnª° mine handª upon¹ the little ones.ª°" {Zch 13:7} + "Iª amª° the¹ goodª shepherd:ª the¹ goodª shepherdª givethª° hisª lifeª forª the¹ sheep.ª ... Andª otherª sheepª I have,ª° whichª areª° notª ofª thisª fold:ª them alsoª Iª mustª° bring,ª° andª they shall hearª° myª voice;ª andª there shall beª° oneª fold,ª [and] oneª shepherd.ª" {Jhn 10:11-16} + "Nowª the¹ Godª of peace,ª that brought againª° fromª the deadª ourª Lordª Jesus,ª that greatª shepherdª of the¹ sheep,ª throughª the bloodª of the everlastingª covenant,ª" {Hbr 13:20}
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