John 10:11

10:11 “I am the good¹ shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life² for the sheep.

John 10:15

10:15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father – and I lay down my life³ for⁴ the sheep.

10:17 This is why the Father loves me⁵ – because I lay down my life,⁶ so that I may take it back again.

¹tn Or “model” (see R. E. Brown, John [AB], 1:386, who argues that “model” is a more exact translation of καλός [kalos] here).

²tn Or “The good shepherd dies willingly.”

³tn Or “I die willingly.”

⁴tn Or “on behalf of” or “for the sake of.”

⁵tn Grk “Because of this the Father loves me.”

⁶tn Or “die willingly.”