John 10:11

The Passion Translation

I am the Good Shepherd who lays down my life as a sacrifice for the sheep.

Cross References

Psalm 23:1

Yahweh is my best friend and my shepherd. I always have more than enough.

Psalm 80:1

God-Enthroned, be revealed in splendor as you ride upon the cherubim! How perfectly you lead us, a people set free. Loving shepherd of Israel—listen to our hearts’ cry! Shine forth from your throne of dazzling light.

Isaiah 40:11

He will care for you as a shepherd tends his flock, gathering the weak lambs and taking them in his arms. He carries them close to his heart and gently leads those that have young.

Isaiah 53:6

Like wayward sheep, we have all wandered astray. Each of us has turned from God’s paths and chosen our own way; even so, Yahweh laid the guilt of our every sin upon him.

Ezekiel 34:2

“Son of man, prophesy against the leaders of Israel; prophesy and say to them, ‘Listen, you leaders, Lord Yahweh has a message for you: Disaster is in store for the shepherds of Israel whose only concern is to feed themselves. Aren’t shepherds supposed to feed the sheep?

Ezekiel 34:23

“ ‘I will raise up one shepherd over them, like my servant David, and put him in charge of my flock to feed them. He will care for them and be their shepherd.

Ezekiel 37:24

“ ‘My beloved servant David will reign over them, and he will be one faithful shepherd for them all. They will walk in my ways, respect my laws, and practice them.

Matthew 20:28

For even the Son of Man did not come expecting to be served but to serve and give his life in exchange for the salvation of many.”

John 10:2

But the true Shepherd walks right up to the gate,

John 15:13

For the greatest love of all is a love that sacrifices all. And this great love is demonstrated when a person sacrifices his life for his friends.

Ephesians 5:2

And continue to walk surrendered to the extravagant love of Christ, for he surrendered his life as a sacrifice for us. His great love for us was pleasing to God, like an aroma of adoration—a sweet healing fragrance.

Titus 2:14

He sacrificed himself for us that he might purchase our freedom from every lawless deed and to purify for himself a people who are his very own, passionate to do what is beautiful in his eyes.

Hebrews 13:20

Now may the God who brought us peace by raising from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ so that he would be the Great Shepherd of his flock; and by the power of the blood of the eternal covenant

1 Peter 5:4

And when the Shepherd-King appears, you will win the victor’s crown of glory that never fades away.

1 John 3:16

This is how we have discovered love’s reality: Jesus sacrificed his life for us. Because of this great love, we should be willing to lay down our lives for one another.

Revelation 7:17

For the Lamb at the center of the throne continuously shepherds them unto life —guiding them to the everlasting fountains of the water of life. And God will wipe from their eyes every last tear!”