John 10:11 BSB — MannaFest

John 10:11

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.

KJV

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

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Commentary

4 voices

Gregory of Nazianzus

ON HOLY EASTER, ORATION 45.26 (390)

Will you think less of him … because to seek for what had wandered, the good Shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep came on the mountains and hills on which you used to sacrifice and found the wanderer. And having found it, he took it upon his shoulders, on which he also bore the wood. And having borne the wandering sheep, he brought it back to the life above. And having brought it back, he numbered it among those who have never strayed.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Such a shepherd of souls was St. Paul, who would gladly spend, and be spent, for their service, and counted not his life dear to him, in comparison with their salvation. It was the prerogative of the great Shepherd to give his life to purchase his flock ( Acts xx. 28 ), to satisfy for their trespass, and to shed his blood to wash and cleanse them.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He has all that care of his church, and every believer, that a good shepherd has of his flock; and expects all that attendance and observance from the church, and every believer, which the shepherds in those countries had from their flocks. (1.) Christ is a shepherd, and not as the thief, not as those that came not in by the door.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The good shepherd - The faithful and true shepherd, willing to do all that is necessary to defend and save the flock. Giveth his life - A shepherd that regarded his flock would hazard his own life to defend them. When the wolf comes, he would still remain to protect them. To give his life, here, means the same as not to fly, or to forsake his flock; to be willing to expose his life, if necessary, to defend them. Compare Jdg 12:3; “I put my life in my hands and passed over,” etc.; 1Sa 19:5; 1Sa 28:

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐγώ	egō	I myself	G1473 →
εἰμι	eimi	am	G1510 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
ποιμὴν	poimēn	shepherd	G4166 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
καλός·	kalos	good;	G2570 →
ὁ	ho	The	G3588 →
ποιμὴν	poimēn	shepherd	G4166 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
καλὸς	kalos	good	G2570 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ψυχὴν	psuchēn	life	G5590 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
τίθησιν	tithēsin	lays down	G5087 →
ὑπὲρ	huper	for	G5228 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
προβάτων.	probatōn	sheep.	G4263 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 23:1
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
leads to
- Philippians 4:19
  And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
- Revelation 7:17
  For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 40:11
  He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
- John 10:27–30
  My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
- John 10:14
  I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
Through
John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
leads to
- Ephesians 5:2
  and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
- Romans 5:6–8
  For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
- John 10:15
  just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About John