Jer 23:4, Eze 34:3, Mat 13:52, Joh 21:15-17, Act 20:28, 1Pe 5:1-4 | ESV | STEP | I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more , nor be dismayed , neither shall any be missing , declares the Lord .

4 ^aI will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, declares the Lord.

Ezekiel 34:3

3 ^bYou eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, ^cyou slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep.

Matthew 13:52

52 And he said to them, “Therefore every ^dscribe ^ewho has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who ^fbrings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”

John 21:15-17

Jesus and Peter

15 When they had ^gfinished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ^h“Simon, ⁱson of John, ^jdo you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed ^kmy 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, ^l“Tend ^mmy 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 ⁿthe third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, ^oyou know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed ^pmy sheep.

Acts 20:28

28 ^qPay careful attention to yourselves and to all ^rthe flock, in which ^sthe Holy Spirit has made you ^toverseers, ^uto care for ^vthe church of God, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts of the Lord} which he ^xobtained ^ywith his own blood. ^{▼▼Or with the blood of his Own}

1 Peter 5:1-4

Shepherd the Flock of God

1 So I exhort the elders among you, ^aaas a fellow elder and ^aba witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 ^acshepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit exercising oversight} ^aenot under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit as God would have you} ^agnot for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not ^ahdomineering over those in your charge, but ^aibeing examples to the flock. 4 And when ^ajthe chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the ^akunfading ^alcrown of glory.