King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Flock
CategoryArchaic Word / Pastoral Metaphor
Modern Equivalenta group of sheep; figuratively, a congregation of believers.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionA group of sheep or goats under a shepherd's care. One of the most pervasive metaphors in Scripture for the people of God — with God or Christ as the shepherd and believers as the flock. Pastors (the word means "shepherds") are charged to tend the flock of God.
Key Verses"Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." (Luke 12:32); "Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof." (1 Peter 5:2)