Mic 5:2, 4-5, 7:14, Joh 21:15-17, Act 20:28-29, 1Pe 5:1-4 | ESV | STEP | But you , O Bethlehem Ephrathah , who are too little to be among the clans of Judah , from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel , whose coming forth is from of old , from ancient days .

2 ^{▼▼Ch 5:1 in Hebrew} ^bBut you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
who are too little to be among the clans of ^cJudah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be ^druler in Israel,
^ewhose coming forth is ^ffrom of old,
from ancient days.

Micah 5:4-5

4 And he shall stand ^gand shepherd his flock ^hin the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now ⁱhe shall be great
to the ends of the earth.
5 And he shall be ^jtheir peace.
^kWhen the Assyrian comes into our land
and treads in our palaces,
then we will raise against him seven ^lshepherds
and eight princes of men;

Micah 7:14

14 ^mShepherd your people ⁿwith your staff,
the flock of your inheritance,
who dwell alone in a forest
^oin the midst of ^pa garden land; ^{▼▼Hebrew of Carmel}
let them graze in Bashan and Gilead
as in the days of old.

John 21:15-17

Jesus and Peter

15 When 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.” 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, ^w“Tend ^xmy 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 ^ythe third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, ^zyou know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed ^aamy sheep.

Acts 20:28-29

28 ^abPay careful attention to yourselves and to all ^acthe flock, in which ^adthe Holy Spirit has made you ^aeoverseers, ^afto care for ^agthe church of God, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts of the Lord} which he ^aiobtained ^ajwith his own blood. ^{▼▼Or with the blood of his Own} 29 I ^alknow that after my departure ^amfierce wolves will come in among you, ^annot sparing the flock;

1 Peter 5:1-4

Shepherd the Flock of God

1 So I exhort the elders among you, ^aoas a fellow elder and ^apa witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 ^aqshepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit exercising oversight} ^asnot under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit as God would have you} ^aunot for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not ^avdomineering over those in your charge, but ^awbeing examples to the flock. 4 And when ^axthe chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the ^ayunfading ^azcrown of glory.