John 16:32 to Zechariah 13:7

NT Text: John 16:32

OT Source(s):

• Zechariah 13:7 ("Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered")
• 1 Kings 22:17 (shepherdless sheep)
• Isaiah 53:6 (scattering of God's flock)
• Esther 5:10 (eis ta idia = going to own home)

Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Reference Type: Allusion

Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment + Typology

Significance: Probable allusion to Zechariah 13:7 (quoted by Jesus in Matthew 26:31/Mark 14:27; cf. Matthew 26:56b). Image of shepherdless sheep and scattering also in other OT passages. John's context: not disciples left without shepherd, but Jesus deserted by his sheep. As in 1 Kings 22:17, scattering linked with everyone "going to his own home" (eis ta idia; cf. John 19:27).

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