John 10:11

New Living Translation

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.

Cross References

2 Samuel 24:17

When David saw the angel, he said to the Lord, “I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep—what have they done? Let your anger fall against me and my family.”

Psalm 23:1

The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need.

Psalm 80:1

Please listen, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph’s descendants like a flock. O God, enthroned above the cherubim, display your radiant glory

Isaiah 40:11

He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.

Isaiah 53:6

All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the Lord laid on him the sins of us all.

Ezekiel 34:2

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds, the leaders of Israel. Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: What sorrow awaits you shepherds who feed yourselves instead of your flocks. Shouldn’t shepherds feed their sheep?

Ezekiel 34:23

And I will set over them one shepherd, my servant David. He will feed them and be a shepherd to them.

Ezekiel 37:24

“My servant David will be their king, and they will have only one shepherd. They will obey my regulations and be careful to keep my decrees.

Micah 5:4

And he will stand to lead his flock with the Lord’s strength, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. Then his people will live there undisturbed, for he will be highly honored around the world.

Zechariah 13:7

“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, the man who is my partner,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “Strike down the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn against the lambs.

Matthew 20:28

For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

John 10:2

But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

John 15:13

There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

Ephesians 5:2

Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.

Titus 2:14

He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.

Hebrews 13:20

Now may the God of peace— who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood—

1 Peter 5:4

And when the Great Shepherd appears, you will receive a crown of never-ending glory and honor.

1 John 3:16

We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.

Revelation 7:17

For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”