John 10:11

I AM the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays His life down for the sheep;

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

In Context

10The thief does not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have [it] abundantly.

12and the hired worker, and not being a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholds the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees; and the wolf snatches them, and scatters the sheep;

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Cross References

1 Samuel 17:34And David says to Saul, “Your servant has been a shepherd among the sheep for his father, and the lion has come—and the bear—and has taken away a sheep out of the drove,

Psalms 23:1A PSALM OF DAVID. YHWH [is] my shepherd, I do not lack,

Isaiah 40:11He feeds His flock as a shepherd, || He gathers lambs with His arm, || And He carries [them] in His bosom: He leads suckling ones.

Ezekiel 34:11For thus said Lord YHWH: Behold, I—even I, have required My flock, || And I have sought it out.

Ezekiel 37:24And My servant David [is] king over them, || And they all have one shepherd, || And they go in My judgments, || And they keep My statutes, and have done them.

Zechariah 13:7Sword, awake against My Shepherd, || And against a hero—My Fellow,” || A declaration of YHWH of Hosts. “Strike the Shepherd, and the flock is scattered, || And I have put back My hand on the little ones.

Matthew Henry on John 10:2-19

The Good Shepherd. 1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but… Read the whole commentary →

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