“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.”
John 10:11
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Connection with Jacob the shepherd
Jacob told Laban, "I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself" (Genesis 31:39). Jesus is the shepherd who bore the loss in His own body: "He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree" (1 Peter 2:24).
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Cross-References
He tends his flock like a shepherd — I am the good shepherd
“He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.”
I will place over them one shepherd — I am the good shepherd
“I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.”
The Lord is my shepherd — I am the good shepherd
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
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