KJV King James Version
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 10:11
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
WEB World English Bible
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
ASV American Standard Version
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd his life layeth down for the sheep;
Surrounding context — John 10
8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly.
11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd, and know my [sheep], and am known of mine.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἐγώG1473 · egōI/weεἰμιG1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoποιμὴνG4166 · poimēnshepherdὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαλός·G2570 · kalosgoodὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoποιμὴνG4166 · poimēnshepherdὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαλὸςG2570 · kalosgoodτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoψυχὴνG5590 · psuchēsoulαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heτίθησινG5087 · tithēmito placeὑπὲρG5228 · huperabove/forτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπροβάτων.G4263 · probatonsheep
Cross-references
Psalm 23:1A Psalm of David. The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.John 10:14-15I am the good shepherd, and know my [sheep], and am known of mine.John 15:13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.Revelation 7:17For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.Isaiah 40:11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry [them] in his bosom, [and] shall gently lead those that are with young.1 Peter 2:24-25Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.1 John 3:16Hereby perceive we the love [of God], because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren.Hebrews 13:20Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,2 Samuel 24:17And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.Ezekiel 34:23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, [even] my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.1 Peter 5:4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.Ezekiel 37:24And David my servant [shall be] king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.Ezekiel 34:11-16For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, [even] I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man [that is] my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.Matthew 20:28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.Micah 5:4And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.Psalm 80:1To the chief Musician upon ShoshannimEduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest [between] the cherubims, shine forth.
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