fSee Luke 22:32
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.
Zechariah 13:7
The Shepherd Struck
7 “Awake, O sword, against dmy shepherd,against the man who stands next to me,”
declares the Lord of hosts.
e“Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered;
I will turn my hand against the little ones.
Matthew 18:3-5
3and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you fturn and gbecome like children, you hwill never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 iWhoever humbles himself like this child is the jgreatest in the kingdom of heaven.5 k“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me,
Matthew 18:10
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
10“See that you do not despise lone of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven mtheir angels always nsee the face of my Father who is in heaven. ▼▼Some manuscripts add verse 11: For the Son of Man came to save the lost
Matthew 18:14
14So pit is not the will of my ▼▼Some manuscripts your
Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. John 21:15
Jesus and Peter
15When they had rfinished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, s“Simon, tson of John, udo you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed vmy lambs.”1 Corinthians 8:11-12
11And so by your knowledge this weak person is wdestroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. 12Thus, sinning against your brothers ▼▼Or brothers and sisters
and ywounding their conscience when it is weak, zyou sin against Christ. 1 Corinthians 9:22
22 aaTo the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. abI have become all things to all people, that acby all means I might save some.
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