KJV King James Version
I am the good shepherd, and know my [sheep], and am known of mine.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 10:14
I am the good shepherd, and know my [sheep], and am known of mine.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
WEB World English Bible
I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own;
ASV American Standard Version
I am the good shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know me,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
I am the good shepherd, and I know my sheep, and am known by mine,
Surrounding context — John 10
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.
15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, [and] one shepherd.
17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
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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/whoκαλὸςG2570 · kalosgoodκαὶG2532 · kaiandγινώσκωG1097 · ginōskōto knowτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐμά,G1473 · egōI/weκαὶG2532 · kaiandγινώσκουσίνG1097 · ginōskōto knowμεG3165 · memeτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐμά,G1473 · egōI/we
Cross-references
John 10:27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.John 10:11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.Ephesians 1:17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.2 Timothy 1:12For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.Psalm 1:6For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.Ephesians 3:19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.John 17:8For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received [them], and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.Philippians 3:8Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win Christ,Revelation 2:2I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:Revelation 3:8I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.Revelation 2:13I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, [even] where Satan’s seat [is]: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas [was] my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.Revelation 2:19I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last [to be] more than the first.2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to [give] the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.Revelation 3:15I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.Isaiah 53:11He shall see of the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
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