Isa 40:11, 1Jo 2:12-13 | ESV | STEP | He will tend his flock like a shepherd ; he will gather the lambs in his arms ; he will carry them in his bosom , and gently lead those that are with young .

Isaiah 40:11

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

1 John 2:12-13

12 I am writing to you, little children,
because ^dyour sins are forgiven for his name’s sake.
13 I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know ^ehim who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
because ^fyou have overcome the evil one.
I write to you, children,
because ^gyou know the Father.