John 10:2

10:2 The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

John 10:11

10:11 “I am the good ¹  shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life ²  for the sheep.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

12:11 The words of the sages are like prods, ³ 

and the collected sayings are like firmly fixed nails;

they are given by one shepherd.

Ezekiel 34:23

34:23 I will set one shepherd over them, and he will feed them – namely, my servant David. ⁴  He will feed them and will be their shepherd.

Hebrews 13:20

Benediction and Conclusion

13:20 Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ,

Hebrews 13:1

Final Exhortations

13:1 Brotherly love must continue.

Hebrews 2:1

Warning Against Drifting Away

2:1 Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

Hebrews 5:4

5:4 And no one assumes this honor ⁵  on his own initiative, ⁶  but only when called to it by God, ⁷  as in fact Aaron was.

[10:11]  ¹ tn Or “model” (see R. E. Brown, John [AB], 1:386, who argues that “model” is a more exact translation of καλός [kalos] here).

[10:11]  ² tn Or “The good shepherd dies willingly.”

[12:11]  ³ tn Or “goads”; NCV “sharp sticks used to guide animals.” For further information see M. A. Fishbane, Biblical Interpretation, 29–32.

[34:23]  ⁴ sn The messianic king is here called “David” (see Jer 30:9 and Hos 3:5, as well as Isa 11:1 and Mic 5:2) because he will fulfill the Davidic royal ideal depicted in the prophets and royal psalms (see Ps 2, 89).

[5:4]  ⁵ sn Honor refers here to the honor of the high priesthood.

[5:4]  ⁶ tn Grk “by himself, on his own.”

[5:4]  ⁷ tn Grk “being called by God.”