John 10:11

"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his very life for the sheep.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

10"The thief never comes except to steal and kill and destroy. I am come that they may have life, and may have it in abundance.

12"The hired servant, since he is not a shepherd and does not own his sheep, leaves the sheep and flees when he sees a wolf coming - and the wolf worries them and scatters them.

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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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