Cross references
John 10:12
The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
John 10:12 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Peter 2:3 (7 votes) and Acts 20:29 (6 votes). 29 other verses point back to it. It links with 18 other books, from Genesis 31 to 2 Peter 2.
Which verses does John 10:12 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- 2 Peter 2:37 votes
In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
- Acts 20:296 votes
I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
- Ezekiel 34:2–65 votes
“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock? You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock. …
- Zechariah 11:16–175 votes
For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and tear off their hooves. Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”
- Matthew 10:164 votes
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
- Isaiah 56:10–123 votes
Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber. Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain: …
- Matthew 7:153 votes
Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
- John 10:33 votes
The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
- 1 Timothy 3:33 votes
not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
- 1 Timothy 3:83 votes
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
- 2 Timothy 4:103 votes
- Titus 1:73 votes
- 1 Peter 5:23 votes
Which verses point to John 10:12?
The 10 strongest of 29.