John 10:8

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All who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

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  • Ezek 34:2 : 2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them, the shepherds: This is what the Lord GOD says, 'Woe to the shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not shepherds feed the flock?
  • Ezek 22:25-28 : 25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets within her, like a roaring lion that tears its prey; they have devoured lives, seized treasure and precious things, and made many widows within her. 26 Her priests do violence to my law and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common or teach the difference between the unclean and the clean. They shut their eyes to my Sabbaths, and so I am profaned among them. 27 Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and destroy lives to make unjust gain. 28 Her prophets plaster false visions for them, prophesying lies and saying, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.
  • John 10:1 : 1 Truly, truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way is a thief and a robber.
  • John 10:5 : 5 They will not follow a stranger; rather, they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers.
  • John 10:27 : 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
  • Acts 5:36 : 36 'Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.'
  • Zeph 3:3 : 3 Her officials are roaring lions in her midst; her judges are wolves of the evening, leaving nothing for the morning.
  • Zech 11:4-9 : 4 This is what the LORD my God says: ‘Shepherd the flock marked for slaughter.’ 5 Their buyers slaughter them without remorse, and those who sell them say, 'Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich.' Their own shepherds show no pity on them. 6 For I will no longer show pity to the people of the land,' declares the LORD. 'I will give everyone into the hands of their neighbors and their king. They will crush the land, and I will not deliver them from their power.' 7 So I shepherded the flock marked for slaughter, especially the oppressed of the flock. Then I took two staffs—one I called Favor and the other Union—and I shepherded the flock. 8 In one month I disposed of the three shepherds. My soul was impatient with them, and their soul also loathed me. 9 Then I said, 'I will not shepherd you any longer. Let the dying die, and let the perishing perish. Let those who are left eat one another’s flesh.'
  • Zech 11:16 : 16 For behold, I am raising up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those being destroyed, seek the young, heal the injured, or feed the healthy, but will eat the meat of the fat sheep and tear off their hooves.'
  • Isa 56:10-12 : 10 Israel's watchmen are blind; they all lack knowledge. They are all mute dogs; they cannot bark. They lie around dreaming, loving to sleep. 11 Yet the dogs are greedy; they never have enough. They are shepherds who lack understanding; all of them turn to their own way, each seeking his own gain from every quarter. 12 "Come," they say, "let us fetch wine and drink our fill of strong drink! Tomorrow will be like today, or even far better."
  • Jer 23:1 : 1 Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture, declares the LORD.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 10:1-7
    7 verses
    85%

    1Truly, truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way is a thief and a robber.

    2But the one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

    3The gatekeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

    4When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.

    5They will not follow a stranger; rather, they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers.

    6Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

    7So Jesus said to them again, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the door for the sheep.'

  • John 10:9-16
    8 verses
    82%

    9I am the door. If anyone enters through me, they will be saved; they will come in and go out, and find pasture.

    10The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

    11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

    12The hired worker, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, abandons the sheep, and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters them.

    13The hired worker runs away because he is a hired worker and does not care about the sheep.

    14I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me.

    15Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, I lay down my life for the sheep.

    16I have other sheep that are not of this sheepfold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.

  • John 10:25-29
    5 verses
    78%

    25Jesus answered them, 'I told you, and you do not believe. The works I do in my Father's name testify about me,

    26but you do not believe because you are not my sheep.

    27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

    28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.

    29My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.

  • Matt 7:15
    74%

    15Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

  • Ezek 34:6-10
    5 verses
    71%

    6My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My flock was scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.

    7Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:

    8'As surely as I live,' declares the Lord GOD, 'because My flock has become prey and My flock has become food for every wild animal since there was no shepherd and My shepherds did not search for My flock, but the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock,

    9therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD.

    10This is what the Lord GOD says, 'Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand My flock from their hand and stop them from shepherding My flock. The shepherds will no longer feed themselves, for I will rescue My flock from their mouths, so it will no longer be food for them.'

  • John 8:12
    71%

    12Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life."

  • John 14:6
    70%

    6Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'

  • John 8:47
    70%

    47The one who is from God listens to God’s words. This is why you do not listen, because you are not from God.

  • Mark 14:48
    70%

    48Jesus said to them, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to capture me as if I were a robber?

  • John 18:8
    70%

    8Jesus answered, 'I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, let these men go.'

  • Jer 23:1
    69%

    1Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture, declares the LORD.

  • Mark 14:27
    69%

    27Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away, for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'

  • Luke 15:3
    69%

    3So He told them this parable, saying:

  • Matt 26:31
    68%

    31Then Jesus told them, "This very night you will all fall away on account of Me, for it is written: 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

  • Matt 25:32
    68%

    32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

  • John 7:28
    68%

    28Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple, cried out, 'You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come on My own, but the One who sent Me is true. You do not know Him.

  • John 8:20
    68%

    20He spoke these words while teaching in the temple treasury. Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.

  • Matt 10:6
    68%

    6Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

  • John 5:43
    68%

    43I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me. But if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.

  • John 8:23
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    23He said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.

  • John 6:45
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    45It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me.

  • Ezek 34:2-3
    2 verses
    68%

    2Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them, the shepherds: This is what the Lord GOD says, 'Woe to the shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not shepherds feed the flock?

    3You eat the fat, wear the wool, and slaughter the fattened animals, but you do not feed the flock.

  • Luke 6:47
    68%

    47Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like.

  • Matt 7:6
    68%

    6Do not give what is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to tear you to pieces.

  • John 8:26
    68%

    26I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the one who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him."

  • Ps 23:1
    68%

    1A psalm of David: The LORD is my shepherd; I will lack nothing.

  • John 8:28
    68%

    28So Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own, but speak just as the Father taught me.

  • Luke 10:30
    67%

    30Jesus replied, 'A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half-dead.'