Matthew 2:6

2:6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,

are in no way least among the rulers of Judah,

for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’” ¹ 

Matthew 25:32

25:32 All ²  the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Matthew 26:31

The Prediction of Peter’s Denial

26:31 Then Jesus said to them, “This night you will all fall away because of me, for it is written:

‘I will strike the shepherd,

and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ ³ 

[2:6]  ¹ sn A quotation from Mic 5:2.

[25:32]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[26:31]  ³ sn A quotation from Zech 13:7.