Isaiah 40:9-11

New International Version

⁹You who bring good news^(A) to Zion,
    go up on a high mountain.
You who bring good news to Jerusalem,^[a]^(B)
    lift up your voice with a shout,
lift it up, do not be afraid;
    say to the towns of Judah,
    “Here is your God!”^(C)
¹⁰See, the Sovereign Lord comes^(D) with power,^(E)
    and he rules^(F) with a mighty arm.^(G)
See, his reward^(H) is with him,
    and his recompense accompanies him.
¹¹He tends his flock like a shepherd:^(I)
    He gathers the lambs in his arms^(J)
and carries them close to his heart;^(K)
    he gently leads^(L) those that have young.^(M)

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Footnotes

Isaiah 40:9 Or Zion, bringer of good news, / go up on a high mountain. / Jerusalem, bringer of good news

John 10:11-18

New International Version

¹¹“I am^(A) the good shepherd.^(B) The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.^(C) ¹²The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away.^(D) Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. ¹³The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.

¹⁴“I am the good shepherd;^(E) I know my sheep^(F) and my sheep know me— ¹⁵just as the Father knows me and I know the Father^(G)—and I lay down my life for the sheep.^(H) ¹⁶I have other sheep^(I) that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock^(J) and one shepherd.^(K) ¹⁷The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life^(L)—only to take it up again. ¹⁸No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord.^(M) I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”^(N)