John 10:11

NETBible

“I am the good 1  shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life 2  for the sheep.

NIV ©

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

NASB ©

"I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

NLT ©

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

MSG ©

"I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd puts the sheep before himself, sacrifices himself if necessary.

BBE ©

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

NRSV ©

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

NKJV ©

"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.

KJV
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NASB ©
"I am
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the good
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shepherd
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; the good
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shepherd
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lays
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down
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His life
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for the sheep
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.
NET [draft] ITL
“I
<1473>
am
<1510>
the good
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shepherd
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. The good
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shepherd
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lays down
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his
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life
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for
<5228>
the sheep
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.
GREEK
egw eimi poimhn o kalov o poimhn o kalov thn quchn autou tiyhsin twn probatwn
NETBible

“I am the good 1  shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life 2  for the sheep.

NET Notes

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

2 tn Or “The good shepherd dies willingly.”

2 sn Jesus speaks openly of his vicarious death twice in this section (John 10:11, 15). Note the contrast: The thief takes the life of the sheep (10:10), the good shepherd lays down his own life for the sheep. Jesus is not speaking generally here, but specifically: He has his own substitutionary death on the cross in view. For a literal shepherd with a literal flock, the shepherd’s death would have spelled disaster for the sheep; in this instance it spells life for them (Compare the worthless shepherd of Zech 11:17, by contrast).