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Want to know what the Bible says about Sheep? Here are 145 Bible verses about Sheep from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Matthew 26:31 NIV
Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written:
“‘I will strike the shepherd,
    and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
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John 21:17 NIV
The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.
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Micah 2:12 NIV
“I will surely gather all of you, Jacob;
    I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel.
I will bring them together like sheep in a pen,
    like a flock in its pasture;
    the place will throng with people.
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Psalm 119:176 NIV
I have strayed like a lost sheep.
    Seek your servant,
    for I have not forgotten your commands.
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Mark 14:27 NIV
“You will all fall away,” Jesus told them, “for it is written:
“‘I will strike the shepherd,
    and the sheep will be scattered.’
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Genesis 29:9 NIV
While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherd.
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Genesis 4:4 NIV
And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
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1 Peter 2:25 NIV
For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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