Jer 3:15, 23:4, Zec 10:2, Eph 4:11, 1Pe 5:2, 4 | ESV | STEP | And I will give you shepherds after my own heart , who will feed you with knowledge and understanding .

Jeremiah 3:15

15 “‘And ^aI will give you shepherds after my own heart, ^bwho will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Jeremiah 23:4

4 ^cI 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.

Zechariah 10:2

2 For ^dthe household gods ^eutter nonsense,
and the diviners see lies;
^fthey tell false dreams
and give empty consolation.
Therefore ^gthe people wander like sheep;
they are afflicted for lack of a shepherd.

Ephesians 4:11

11 And ^hhe gave the ⁱapostles, the prophets, the ^jevangelists, the ^kshepherds ^{▼▼Or pastors} and teachers, ^{▼▼Or the shepherd-teachers}

1 Peter 5:2

2 ⁿshepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit exercising oversight} ^pnot under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit as God would have you} ^rnot for shameful gain, but eagerly;

1 Peter 5:4

4 And when ^sthe chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the ^tunfading ^ucrown of glory.