Acts 20:29
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
Cross-references
In Acts 20:28, Paul commands elders to care for the flock — the immediate context for his warning about wolves in the next verse.
2 Peter 2:1 warns of false teachers secretly introducing heresy — a specific form of the 'savage wolves' Paul predicts.
Ezekiel 34:2 condemns shepherds who feed themselves instead of the sheep — same imagery of leaders harming the flock Paul warns about.
Ezekiel 34:3 details shepherds exploiting the flock for their own benefit — directly parallels the wolves not sparing the flock.
Zephaniah 3:3 uses the same wolf imagery for corrupt leaders who devour the flock, matching Paul's warning about savage wolves.
John 10:12 contrasts the hired hand who flees from wolves with the good shepherd — Paul warns that such wolves will come.
Matthew 7:15 warns of false prophets as wolves in sheep's clothing, directly parallel to Paul's warning of wolves entering the flock.
1 John 4:1 commands testing spirits because many false prophets have gone out, paralleling the threat of wolves entering the flock.
2 Chronicles 24:17 records how after Jehoiada's death, officials led Israel astray — exactly the pattern Paul predicts.
1 John 2:26 explicitly writes about those trying to lead believers astray, directly matching the wolves who draw away disciples.
Titus 1:10 similarly warns about rebellious deceivers, especially from the circumcision group, echoing the threat of wolves not sparing the flock.
Ezekiel 34:5 describes sheep scattered with no shepherd, becoming food for wild beasts — exactly the wolf threat Paul warns about.
Isaiah 56:11 condemns shepherds who are greedy dogs — directly parallels the wolves that do not spare the flock.
Matthew 10:16 pictures believers as sheep among wolves — a complementary image to Paul's warning of wolves attacking from within.
Luke 10:3 sends disciples as lambs among wolves, reinforcing the danger Paul warns will come from inside the flock.
Jeremiah 23:4 promises faithful shepherds who care for the flock — in contrast to the wolves Paul warns will attack after his departure.
Zechariah 11:17 pronounces woe on the worthless shepherd who deserts the flock — similar threat to the flock from bad leadership.
Jeremiah 31:10 declares God will gather and keep His flock as a shepherd — opposite of the destructive wolves Paul predicts.
1 John 2:18 warns of many antichrists appearing in the last hour, aligning with Paul's prediction of wolves entering the church.
Psalm 100:3 affirms God's people as sheep of His pasture — same flock imagery Paul uses for those under attack.