Numbers 27:17

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord may not be as sheep which have no shepherd.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:2

In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you that led out and brought in Israel; and the Lord said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.’ ”

1 Kings 22:17

And he said, “I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd; and the Lord said, ‘These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.’ ”

1 Kings 3:7

And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.

2 Kings 11:8

shall surround the king, each with his weapons in his hand; and whoever approaches the ranks is to be slain. Be with the king when he goes out and when he comes in.”

2 Chronicles 1:10

Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can rule this thy people, that is so great?”

2 Chronicles 18:16

And he said, “I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd; and the Lord said, ‘These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.’ ”

Ezekiel 34:5

So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food for all the wild beasts.

Zechariah 10:2

For the teraphim utter nonsense, and the diviners see lies; the dreamers tell false dreams, and give empty consolation. Therefore the people wander like sheep; they are afflicted for want of a shepherd.

Zechariah 13:7

“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me,” says the Lord of hosts. “Strike the shepherd, that the sheep may be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.

Matthew 10:6

but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Matthew 15:24

He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Matthew 9:36

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

Mark 6:34

As he went ashore he saw a great throng, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

John 10:9

I am the door; if any one enters by me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.

Deuteronomy 31:2

And he said to them, “I am a hundred and twenty years old this day; I am no longer able to go out and come in. The Lord has said to me, ‘You shall not go over this Jordan.’

1 Peter 2:25

For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

1 Samuel 18:13

So Saul removed him from his presence, and made him a commander of a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

1 Samuel 8:20

that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles.”