John 10:11

I am the good keeper of sheep: the good keeper gives his life for the sheep.

World English Bible British with Deuterocanon

In The King James Version

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

In Context

10The thief comes only to take the sheep and to put them to death: he comes for their destruction: I have come so that they may have life and have it in greater measure.

12He who is a servant, and not the keeper or the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming and goes in flight, away from the sheep; and the wolf comes down on them and sends them in all directions:

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Cross References

1 Samuel 17:34And David said to Saul, Your servant has been keeper of his father's sheep; and if a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,

Psalms 23:1A Psalm. Of David. The Lord takes care of me as his sheep; I will not be without any good thing.

Isaiah 40:11He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.

Ezekiel 34:11For this is what the Lord has said: Truly, I, even I, will go searching and looking for my sheep.

Ezekiel 37:24And my servant David will be king over them; and they will all have one keeper: and they will be guided by my orders and will keep my rules and do them.

Zechariah 13:7Awake! O sword, against the keeper of my flock, and against him who is with me, says the Lord of armies: put to death the keeper of the sheep, and the sheep will go in flight: and my hand will be turned against 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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