¹⁵ I will give you shepherds who are loyal to me,^[a](A) and they will shepherd you with knowledge and skill.

The Lord and His Sheep

23 ‘Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! ’^(A) This is the Lord’s declaration.

¹⁶ A second time he asked him, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love^(A) me? ’^(B)

‘Yes, Lord,’ he said to him, ‘you know that I love you.’

‘Shepherd^(C) my sheep,’^(D)he told him.

²⁸ Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock^(A) of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers,^(B) to shepherd the church of God,^[a] which he purchased with his own blood.^(C)