Bible Verses About Shepherding
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for shepherding, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 249 votes, led by 1 Peter 5:1-14. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Shepherding
1 Peter 5:1-1429 votes
The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
1 Peter 2:2519 votes
For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
Psalms 23:1-617 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
John 10:1114 votes
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
James 3:114 votes
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
Revelation 7:1713 votes
For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
Isaiah 40:1112 votes
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
Hebrews 13:2011 votes
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
Psalms 23:110 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Isaiah 53:610 votes
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Ezekiel 34:1-3110 votes
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Micah 5:410 votes
And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
Matthew 9:3610 votes
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
Matthew 25:31-4610 votes
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
Mark 6:3410 votes
And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
Luke 2:810 votes
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
John 10:1-4210 votes
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
John 10:1410 votes
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
Ephesians 4:1110 votes
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Hebrews 13:1710 votes
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
What does the Bible say about shepherding?
Readers most often cite 1 Peter 5:1-14 on the subject of shepherding. Across 249 votes, 20 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Peter 2:25, Psalms 23:1-6, John 10:11. This page lists all 20 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.