Good Shepherd

noun

1. Jesus Christ. John 10:11–14.

Good Shepherd

noun

1. New Testament a title given to Jesus Christ in John 10:11–12

Good Shepherd

1. A title of Jesus , based on a passage in the Gospel of John , where he says, “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep,” and “I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.” The metaphor of God as a shepherd is also found in the Old Testament . The Twenty-third Psalm begins, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want,” and a passage in the Book of Isaiah says that God “shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm.”

Notes

The use of the title “ pastor ” (shepherd) for certain Christian clergymen carries on the idea.

Example Sentences

Sometimes an Orpheus, to whose lyre the sheep seem to listen with pleased attention, takes the place of the Good Shepherd.

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Tertullian, in the second century, speaks of chalices on which were paintings of the Good Shepherd and the lost sheep.

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When Melancthon arose to preach on one occasion, he took this for a text: "I am the good shepherd."

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This is only one aspect of that sacrifice of self to the interest of the flock which is indispensable in the good shepherd.

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Let thy prayer then be directed, like that of the psalmist, to the good Shepherd of the sheep: 'Seek thy servant.'

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