Zec 13:7, Mat 18:10, 14, Luk 17:2 | ESV | STEP | Awake , O sword , against my shepherd , against the man who stands next to me , declares the Lord of hosts . Strike the shepherd , and the sheep will be scattered ; I will turn my hand against the little ones .

Zechariah 13:7

The Shepherd Struck

7 “Awake, O sword, against ^amy shepherd,
against the man who stands next to me,”

declares the Lord of hosts.
^b“Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered;
I will turn my hand against the little ones.

Matthew 18:10

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

10 “See that you do not despise ^cone of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven ^dtheir angels always ^esee the face of my Father who is in heaven. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add verse 11: For the Son of Man came to save the lost}

Matthew 18:14

14 So ^git is not the will of my ^{▼▼Some manuscripts your} Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

Luke 17:2

2 ⁱIt would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. ^{▼▼Greek stumble}