The good shepherd


John 10, 1 - 13

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.





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Inscription on the sarcophagus for Livia Primitiva,    
decorated with an engraved figure of the Good          
Shepherd, a fish, and an anchor (early 3rd CE),        
from Rome.                                             
MA 2983
#11010557

Inscription on the sarcophagus for Livia Primitiva, decorated with an engrav...

Christian epitaph with engraving of the                
Good Shepherd, found in the Basilica of                
Damous el-Karita at Carthago.                          
White marble (late 3rd/early 4th CE).                  
Inv. 1712
#11010558

Christian epitaph with engraving of the Good Shepherd, found in...

Romanized Christ as Good Shepherd.                     
Fresco
#150102 5

Romanized Christ as Good Shepherd. Fresco

The Good Shepherd, moschophoros.
from Istanbul, Turkey.
Stone statuette
#15010211

The Good Shepherd, moschophoros. from Istanbul, Turkey. Stone statuette

The Good Shepherd, moschophoros,
from Bursa, Turkey.
Stone figure
#15010214

The Good Shepherd, moschophoros, from Bursa, Turkey. Stone figure

The Good Shepherd, moschophoros, from the lower vaults
of the "House of Saint Clement", now the
Lower Church of San Clemente, Rome.
Marble statue
#15010225

The Good Shepherd, moschophoros, from the lower vaults of the "House of Saint C...

The Good Shepherd. moschophoros. Bas-relief on
the panel of a Christian marble
sarcophagus from Virunum, Carinthia
#15010226

The Good Shepherd. moschophoros. Bas-relief on the panel of a Christian marble...

The Good Shepherd, moschophoros. Detail from
the sarcophagus "The Good Shepherd".
Carrara marble bas-relief
Inv.31
#15010240

The Good Shepherd, moschophoros. Detail from the sarcophagus "The Good Shepherd...

The Good Shepherd and two angels.                      
Mosaic (6th)
#15030224

The Good Shepherd and two angels. Mosaic (6th)

The Good Shepherd                                      
with staff and sheep.                                  
Mosaic (mid 5th)
#15030256

The Good Shepherd with staff and sheep....

The shepherd with his staff.                           
Detail of "The Good Shepherd"                          
(15-03-02/56)                                          
Mosaic (mid 5th)
#15030257

The shepherd with his staff. Detail of "The Good Shep...

The good shepherd, around 1665                         
Canvas, 123 x 101 cm                                   
Inv.962
#400606 6

The good shepherd, around 1665 Canvas, 123 x 101 cm...