Eze 34:2-3, 10, 18, Act 20:33, 1Cor 9:15, 2Pe 2:13, Jude 12 | ESV | STEP | 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 ?

Ezekiel 34:2-3

2 ^a“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: ^bAh, shepherds of Israel ^cwho have been feeding yourselves! ^dShould not shepherds feed the sheep? 3 ^eYou eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, ^fyou slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep.

Ezekiel 34:10

10 Thus says the Lord God, ^gBehold, I am against the shepherds, and ^hI will require my sheep at their hand and ⁱput a stop to their feeding the sheep. ^jNo longer shall the shepherds feed themselves. ^kI will rescue my sheep from their mouths, that they may not be food for them.

Ezekiel 34:18

18 Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pasture; and to drink of ^lclear water, that you must muddy the rest of the water with your feet?

Acts 20:33

33 ^mI coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel.

1 Corinthians 9:15

15 But ⁿI have made no use of any of these rights, nor am I writing these things to secure any such provision. For I would rather die than have anyone ^odeprive me of my ground for boasting.

2 Peter 2:13

13 suffering wrong as ^pthe wage for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure ^qto revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts love feasts} while ^sthey feast with you.

Jude 12

12 These are hidden reefs ^{▼▼Or are blemishes} ^uat your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, ^vshepherds feeding themselves; ^wwaterless clouds, ^xswept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, ^yuprooted;