Ezekiel 34:31 Cross References

Ezekiel 34:31

31: You are my flock, the sheep of my pasture. You are my people, and I am your God, says the Sovereign LORD."

Acknowledge that the LORD is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

But he led his own people like a flock of sheep, guiding them safely through the wilderness.

I will multiply them like the sacred flocks that fill Jerusalem's streets at the time of her festivals. The ruined cities will be crowded with people once more, and everyone will know that I am the LORD."

I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice; and there will be one flock with one shepherd.

Please listen, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Israel like a flock. O God, enthroned above the cherubim, display your radiant glory

He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.

O LORD, come and rule your people; lead your flock in green pastures. Help them to live in peace and prosperity. Let them enjoy the fertile pastures of Bashan and Gilead as they did long ago.

But you don't believe me because you are not part of my flock.
My sheep recognize my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them away from me,
for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. So no one can take them from me.
The Father and I are one."

"Why are you crying?" Jesus asked her. "Who are you looking for?" She thought he was the gardener. "Sir," she said, "if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and get him."
"Mary!" Jesus said. She turned toward him and exclaimed, "Teacher!"
"Don't cling to me," Jesus said, "for I haven't yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them that I am ascending to my Father and your Father, my God and your God."

Care for the flock of God entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly--not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God.
Don't lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your good example.

"And now beware! Be sure that you feed and shepherd God's flock--his church, purchased with his blood--over whom the Holy Spirit has appointed you as elders.

for he is our God. We are the people he watches over, the sheep under his care. Oh, that you would listen to his voice today!

"So don't be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.

"I will send disaster upon the leaders of my people--the shepherds of my sheep--for they have destroyed and scattered the very ones they were expected to care for," says the LORD.

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