Psa 23, Joh 10:1-18 | ESV | STEP | A Psalm of David . The Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want .

Psalms 23

The Lord Is My Shepherd

A Psalm of David.

1 The Lord is my ^ashepherd; I shall not ^bwant.
2 He makes me lie down in green ^cpastures.
He leads me beside still waters. ^{▼▼Hebrew beside waters of rest}
3 He ^erestores my soul.
He ^fleads me in ^gpaths of righteousness ^{▼▼Or in right paths}
for his ⁱname’s sake.
4 Even though I ^jwalk through the valley of ^kthe shadow of death, ^{▼▼Or the valley of deep darkness}
I will ^mfear no evil,
for ⁿyou are with me;
your ^orod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You ^pprepare a table before me
in ^qthe presence of my enemies;
you ^ranoint my head with oil;
my ^scup overflows.
6 Surely ^{▼▼Or Only} goodness and mercy ^{▼▼Or steadfast love} shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall ^vdwell ^{▼▼Or shall return to dwell} in the house of the Lord
^xforever. ^{▼▼Hebrew for length of days}

John 10:1-18

I Am the Good Shepherd

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 ^zA stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 This figure of speech Jesus ^aaused with them, but they ^abdid not understand what he was saying to them.

7 So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^acI am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, ^adhe will be saved and will go in and out and ^aefind pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and ^afkill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 11 ^agI am the good shepherd. The good shepherd ^ahlays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is ^aia hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and ^ajleaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and ^akscatters them. 13 He flees because ^alhe is a hired hand and ^amcares nothing for the sheep. 14 ^anI am the good shepherd. ^aoI know my own and ^apmy own know me, 15 ^aqjust as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and ^arI lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And ^asI have other sheep that are not of this fold. ^atI must bring them also, and ^authey will listen to my voice. So there will be ^avone flock, ^awone shepherd. 17 ^axFor this reason the Father loves me, ^aybecause ^azI lay down my life that I may take it up again. 18 ^baNo one takes it from me, but ^bbI lay it down ^bcof my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and ^bdI have authority to take it up again. ^beThis charge I have received from my Father.”