Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them: To the shepherds, thus says the Lord GOD: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who have been pasturing themselves!a Should not shepherds pasture the flock? Ezekiel 34:1 NABRE God speaking to the prophet Ezekiel addresses problems…
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But they will not follow a stranger; they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers. John 10:5 NABRE Jesus shares His idea of the Good Shepherd. Shepherding is familiar to the people and they understand the sheep depend on the shepherd, without the…
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At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Matthew 9:36 NABRE Jesus has healed, fed, and shown compassion and mercy for the people who have come to Him. Now we see Jesus generally…
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He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” [Jesus] said to him,…
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All who came [before me] are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. John 10:8 NABRE Jesus speaking about being the Good Shepherd declares those who have come before Him were not good shepherds, they were more like thieves and robbers. These shepherds did not care…
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