John 10:11-14

New American Standard Bible

¹¹“^(A)I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd ^(B)lays down His life for the sheep. ¹²He who is a hired hand, and not a ^(C)shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches them and scatters the flock. ¹³He flees because he is a hired hand and does not care about the sheep. ¹⁴^(D)I am the good shepherd, and ^(E)I know My own, and My own know Me,

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John 10:11-14

Amplified Bible

¹¹^[a]I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd ^[b]lays down His [own] life for the sheep.^(A) ¹²But the hired man [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 snatches the sheep and scatters them. ¹³The man runs because he is a hired hand [who serves only for wages] and is not concerned about the [safety of the] sheep. ¹⁴I am the Good Shepherd, and I know [without any doubt those who are] My own and My own know Me [and have a deep, personal relationship with Me]—

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Footnotes

John 10:11 The fourth of the memorable “I am” statements. See note 6:35.
John 10:11 A reference to the atoning sacrifice Jesus was going to make to provide the way for sinners to be saved and reconciled with God.

John 10:11-14

King James Version

¹¹I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

¹²But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

¹³The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

¹⁴I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

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