Topic
Pastor
9 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Jeremiah 22:22ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.
- Jeremiah 2:8ISBE
The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
- Jeremiah 3:15ISBE
And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
- Jeremiah 10:21ISBE
For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.
- Jeremiah 12:10ISBE
Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
- Jeremiah 17:16ISBE
As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
- Jeremiah 23:1ISBE
Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
- Jeremiah 23:2ISBE
Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.
- Ephesians 4:11ISBE
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 9 references
pas'-ter (ro`eh; poimen; literally, a helper, or feeder of the sheep (the King James Version Jer 2:8; 3:15; 10:21; 12:10; 17:16; 22:22; 23:1,2, and in Eph 4:11, the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American))): Besides the literal sense the word has now a figurative meaning and refers to the minister appointed over a congregation. This latter meaning is recognized in the translation of the King James Version.
See MINISTRY.
In the topical indexes
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.