Bible Verses About Shepherds
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for shepherds, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 658 votes, led by Isaiah 40:11. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Shepherds
Isaiah 40:1134 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.
John 10:1429 votes
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
Psalms 23:1-627 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
John 10:1124 votes
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
1 Peter 2:2524 votes
For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
Ezekiel 34:2322 votes
And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
Hebrews 13:2021 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,
1 Peter 5:419 votes
And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
Psalms 23:118 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Matthew 26:3118 votes
Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
Matthew 9:3617 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.
Ezekiel 37:2416 votes
And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
Ephesians 4:1116 votes
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Ezekiel 34:1-3115 votes
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
John 10:1615 votes
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
John 10:2715 votes
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
Psalms 100:314 votes
Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
John 21:15-1714 votes
So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
Psalms 79:1313 votes
So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
Psalms 80:113 votes
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
Jeremiah 31:1013 votes
Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
Ezekiel 34:11-1613 votes
For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
Matthew 10:1613 votes
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Luke 12:3213 votes
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
John 10:1013 votes
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
What does the Bible say about shepherds?
Readers most often cite Isaiah 40:11 on the subject of shepherds. Across 658 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 10:14, Psalms 23:1-6, John 10:11. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.