Bible Cross References
I will
Zechariah 11:4
The LORD my God said to me, "Act the part of the shepherd of a flock of sheep that are going to be butchered.
Zechariah 11:11
So the covenant was canceled on that day. Those who bought and sold the sheep were watching me, and they knew that the LORD was speaking through what I did.
Zechariah 13:8
and throughout the land two-thirds of the people will die.
Zechariah 13:9
And I will test the third that survives and will purify them as silver is purified by fire. I will test them as gold is tested. Then they will pray to me, and I will answer them. I will tell them that they are my people, and they will confess that I am their God."
even you, O poor
Isaiah 11:4
he will judge the poor fairly and defend the rights of the helpless. At his command the people will be punished, and evil persons will die.
Isaiah 61:1
The Sovereign LORD has filled me with his Spirit. He has chosen me and sent me To bring good news to the poor, To heal the broken-hearted, To announce release to captives And freedom to those in prison.
Jeremiah 5:4
Then I thought, "These are only the poor and ignorant. They behave foolishly; they don't know what their God requires, what the LORD wants them to do.
Jeremiah 5:5
I will go to the people in power and talk with them. Surely they know what their God requires, what the LORD wants them to do." But all of them have rejected the LORD's authority and refuse to obey him.
Zephaniah 3:12
I will leave there a humble and lowly people, who will come to me for help.
Matthew 11:5
the blind can see, the lame can walk, those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases are made clean, the deaf hear, the dead are brought back to life, and the Good News is preached to the poor.
Mark 12:37
David himself called him 'Lord'; so how can the Messiah be David's descendant?" A large crowd was listening to Jesus gladly.
James 2:5
Listen, my dear friends! God chose the poor people of this world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which he promised to those who love him.
staves
Zechariah 11:10
Then I took the stick called "Favor" and broke it, to cancel the covenant which the LORD had made with all the nations.
Zechariah 11:14
Then I broke the second stick, the one called "Unity," and the unity of Judah and Israel was shattered.
Leviticus 27:32
One of every ten domestic animals belongs to the LORD. When the animals are counted, every tenth one belongs to the LORD.
1 Samuel 17:40
He took his shepherd's stick and then picked up five smooth stones from the stream and put them in his bag. With his sling ready, he went out to meet Goliath.
1 Samuel 17:43
He said to David, "What's that stick for? Do you think I'm a dog?" And he called down curses from his god on David.
Psalm 23:4
Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, LORD, for you are with me. Your shepherd's rod and staff protect me.
one
Psalm 133:1-3
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How wonderful it is, how pleasant, for God's people to live together in harmony!
2
It is like the precious anointing oil running down from Aaron's head and beard, down to the collar of his robes.
3
It is like the dew on Mount Hermon, falling on the hills of Zion. That is where the LORD has promised his blessing--- life that never ends.
Ezekiel 37:16-23
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"Mortal man," he said, "take a wooden stick and write on it the words, 'The kingdom of Judah.' Then take another stick and write on it the words, 'The kingdom of Israel.'
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Then hold the two sticks end to end in your hand so that they look like one stick.
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When your people ask you to tell them what this means,
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tell them that I, the Sovereign LORD, am going to take the stick representing Israel and put it with the one that represents Judah. Out of the two I will make one stick and hold it in my hand.
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"Hold in your hand the two sticks and let the people see them.
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Then tell them that I, the Sovereign LORD, am going to take all my people out of the nations where they have gone, gather them together, and bring them back to their own land.
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I will unite them into one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. They will have one king to rule over them, and they will no longer be divided into two nations or split into two kingdoms.
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They will not defile themselves with disgusting idols any more or corrupt themselves with sin. I will free them from all the ways in which they sin and betray me. I will purify them; they will be my people, and I will be their God.
John 17:21-23
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I pray that they may all be one. Father! May they be in us, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they be one, so that the world will believe that you sent me.
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I gave them the same glory you gave me, so that they may be one, just as you and I are one:
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I in them and you in me, so that they may be completely one, in order that the world may know that you sent me and that you love them as you love me.
Bands
John 10:16
There are other sheep which belong to me that are not in this sheep pen. I must bring them, too; they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock with one shepherd.
Ephesians 2:13-16
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But now, in union with Christ Jesus you, who used to be far away, have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
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For Christ himself has brought us peace by making Jews and Gentiles one people. With his own body he broke down the wall that separated them and kept them enemies.
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He abolished the Jewish Law with its commandments and rules, in order to create out of the two races one new people in union with himself, in this way making peace.
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By his death on the cross Christ destroyed their enmity; by means of the cross he united both races into one body and brought them back to God.