Gen 33:13-14, Isa 40:11, Eze 34:14-16, Mat 11:29-30, Joh 21:15-17 | ESV | STEP | But Jacob said to him, My lord knows that the children are frail , and that the nursing flocks and herds are a care to me. If they are driven hard for one day , all the flocks will die .

13 But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and that the nursing flocks and herds are a care to me. If they are driven hard for one day, all the flocks will die. 14 Let my lord pass on ahead of his servant, and I will lead on slowly, at the pace of the livestock that are ahead of me and at the pace of the children, until I come to my lord ^ain Seir.”

Isaiah 40:11

11 ^bHe will tend his flock like a shepherd;
^che will gather the lambs in his arms;
^dhe will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.

Ezekiel 34:14-16

14 ^eI will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. ^fThere they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel. 15 ^gI myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, ^hand I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God. 16 ⁱI will seek the lost, ^jand I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and ^kthe fat and the strong I will destroy. ^{▼▼Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate I will watch over} I will feed them in justice.

Matthew 11:29-30

29 Take my yoke upon you, and ^mlearn from me, for I am ⁿgentle and lowly in heart, and ^oyou will find rest for your souls. 30 For ^pmy yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

John 21:15-17

Jesus and Peter

15 When they had ^qfinished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ^r“Simon, ^sson of John, ^tdo you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed ^umy lambs.” 16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, ^v“Tend ^wmy sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him ^xthe third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, ^yyou know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed ^zmy sheep.