Isa 40:11, 61:1-3, Eze 34:4, 11, Mic 4:6-7, Mat 15:24, 18:11-14, Mar 2:17 | 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 .

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.

Isaiah 61:1-3

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

1 ^dThe Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has ^eanointed me
to bring good news to the poor; ^{▼▼Or afflicted}
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and ^gthe opening of the prison to those who are bound; ^{▼▼Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind}
2 ⁱto proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
^jand the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
^kto give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
^lthe oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
^mthat they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, ⁿthat he may be glorified. ^{▼▼Or that he may display his beauty}

Ezekiel 34:4

4 ^pThe weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, ^qthe injured you have not bound up, ^rthe strayed you have not brought back, ^sthe lost you have not sought, and with force and ^tharshness you have ruled them.

Ezekiel 34:11

The Lord God Will Seek Them Out

11 “For thus says the Lord God: ^uBehold, I, I ^vmyself will search for my sheep and will seek them out.

Micah 4:6-7

The Lord Shall Rescue Zion

6 ^wIn that day, declares the Lord,
^xI will assemble the ^ylame
and gather those who have been driven away
and those whom I have afflicted;
7 and the lame I will make ^zthe remnant,
and those who were cast off, a strong nation;
and ^aathe Lord will reign over them ^abin Mount Zion
from this time forth and forevermore.

Matthew 15:24

24 He answered, ^ac“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Matthew 18:11-14

12 ^adWhat do you think? ^aeIf a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? 13 And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. 14 So ^afit is not the will of my ^{▼▼Some manuscripts your} Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

Mark 2:17

17 And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. ^ahI came not to call the righteous, ^aibut sinners.”