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10 The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it [a]overflows).

11 I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd risks and lays down His [own] life for the sheep.(A)

12 But the hired servant (he who merely serves for wages) who is neither the shepherd nor the owner of the sheep, when he sees the wolf coming, deserts the flock and runs away. And the wolf chases and snatches them and scatters [the flock].

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  1. John 10:10 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon of the Greek New Testament.

10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life,(A) and have it to the full.(B)

11 “I am(C) the good shepherd.(D) The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.(E) 12 The 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.(F) Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.

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