John 10:11 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹¹ “I am the good shepherd; and a good shepherd [willingly] dies for the sheep.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd risks and lays down His [own] life for the sheep. [Ps. 23.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹¹ “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd gives his life for his sheep.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

John 10:11 Cross References

Matthew 20:28

Even so, the Son of man did not come to be served [by others] but to be the servant [of others], and to sacrifice His life as a ransom price to purchase many people [i.e., back from Satan].”

John 10:2

But the One [i.e., Jesus is referring to Himself] who enters [it] through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep [Note: “Sheep” in this section refers to Jesus’ followers].

John 15:13

No one has [any] greater love than to give up his life for his friends. John 15:14 You people are my friends if you do what I command you to.

Ephesians 5:2

Live in a loving way, just like Christ loved us and gave Himself up [to die] for us as an offering and fragrant smelling sacrifice to God.

Titus 2:14

He gave Himself up for us, to buy us back from [enslavement to] all [kinds of] wickedness and to purify for Himself a group of people who belong to Him and who are eager to do good deeds.

Hebrews 13:20

Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep [i.e., the church], through the blood of the never ending Agreement [i.e., Christ’s blood],

1 Peter 5:4

And when the Supreme Shepherd [i.e., Jesus] comes back, you will receive [for your effort] a glorious crown [of reward] that will never fade away [Note: The idea of “fading away” is suggested by the wilting of the laurel wreath bestowed on the winner of an athletic contest].

1 John 3:16

Here is how we can know what [God’s] genuine love really is: It was [demonstrated by] Jesus laying down His life [on the cross] for us. And [because of that] we [too] should [be willing to] lay down our lives for [the sake of helping] our brothers [and sisters].

Revelation 7:17

For the Lamb, who is at the center of the throne, will be their Shepherd and will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”