John 10:10

10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill ¹  and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. ² 

John 10:12

10:12 The hired hand, ³  who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons ⁴  the sheep and runs away. ⁵  So the wolf attacks ⁶  the sheep and scatters them.

¹ tn That is, “to slaughter” (in reference to animals).

² tn That is, more than one would normally expect or anticipate.

³ sn Jesus contrasts the behavior of the shepherd with that of the hired hand. This is a worker who is simply paid to do a job; he has no other interest in the sheep and is certainly not about to risk his life for them. When they are threatened, he simply runs away.

⁴ tn Grk “leaves.”

⁵ tn Or “flees.”

⁶ tn Or “seizes.” The more traditional rendering, “snatches,” has the idea of seizing something by force and carrying it off, which is certainly possible here. However, in the sequence in John 10:12, this action precedes the scattering of the flock of sheep, so “attacks” is preferable.