here are 30 Bible verses about lambs:
- Isaiah 40:11:
“He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.”
- John 1:29:
“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'”
- Psalm 23:1-2:
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.”
- John 10:11:
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
- Isaiah 53:7:
“He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.”
- Revelation 7:17:
“For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
- Exodus 12:3:
“Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household.”
- Isaiah 53:5:
“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.”
- John 21:15:
“When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’ ‘Yes, Lord,’ he said, ‘you know that I love you.’ Jesus said, ‘Feed my lambs.'”
- 1 Peter 1:19:
“But with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.”
- Psalm 100:3:
“Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.”
- Isaiah 53:6:
“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
- Luke 15:4-6:
“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.'”
- John 21:17:
“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.'”
- Luke 2:8:
“And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.”
- Hebrews 9:14:
“How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!”
- Revelation 5:12:
“In a loud voice they were saying: ‘Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!'”
- John 10:27:
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”
- 1 Peter 2:25:
“For ‘you were like sheep going astray,’ but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.”
- Luke 15:7:
“I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.”
- John 21:16:
“Again Jesus said, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ He answered, ‘Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.’ Jesus said, ‘Take care of my sheep.'”
- Isaiah 53:9:
“He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.”
- 1 Peter 5:4:
“And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.”
- Matthew 10:16:
“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.”
- John 10:15:
“Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.”
- Acts 8:32:
“The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: ‘He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.'”
- Isaiah 53:12:
“Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.”
- John 21:15-17:
“When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’ ‘Yes, Lord,’ he said, ‘you know that I love you.’ Jesus said, ‘Feed my lambs.’ Again Jesus said, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ He answered, ‘Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.’ Jesus said, ‘Take care of my sheep.’ 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.'”
- Psalm 23:1:
“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.”
- Isaiah 11:6:
“The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them.”
These verses illustrate various aspects of the symbolism and importance of lambs in the Bible, particularly in relation to Christ as the sacrificial Lamb and the shepherd of His flock.
