Joh 10:1-5, 21:15-17, Eph 4:11-12, 1Pe 5:1-4 | ESV | STEP | Truly , truly , I say to you , he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way , that man is a thief and a robber .

1 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 ^aA stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”

John 21:15-17

Jesus and Peter

15 When they had ^bfinished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ^c“Simon, ^dson of John, ^edo you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed ^fmy 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, ^g“Tend ^hmy 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 ⁱthe third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, ^jyou know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed ^kmy sheep.

Ephesians 4:11-12

11 And ^lhe gave the ^mapostles, the prophets, the ⁿevangelists, the ^oshepherds ^{▼▼Or pastors} and teachers, ^{▼▼Or the shepherd-teachers} 12 ^rto equip the saints for the work of ministry, for ^sbuilding up ^tthe body of Christ,

1 Peter 5:1-4

Shepherd the Flock of God

1 So I exhort the elders among you, ^uas a fellow elder and ^va witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 ^wshepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit exercising oversight} ^ynot under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit as God would have you} ^aanot for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not ^abdomineering over those in your charge, but ^acbeing examples to the flock. 4 And when ^adthe chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the ^aeunfading ^afcrown of glory.