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IἘγώamεἰμιthe goodὁ καλόςshepherd.ὁ ποιμὴνThe goodὁ καλὸςshepherdὁ ποιμὴνlays downτίθησινhis lifeτὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦforὑπὲρthe sheep.τῶν προβάτων
John 10:11
Study it in the app“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
With the Greek beneath
John 10:11, word by word
- amεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- the goodκαλόςkalos
beautiful
Lovely to look at.
Where else “kalos” appears- shepherdποιμὴνpoimēn
shepherd of souls
Jesus, the good shepherd, or those who lead believers.
Where else “poimēn” appears- lays downτίθησινtithēsin
lay down
To give one's life for others.
Where else “tithēsin” appears- his lifeψυχὴνpsychēn
life
Literally "soul": one's being alive, which can be saved, lost or given.
Where else “psychēn” appears- the sheepπροβάτωνprobatōn
flock
The people a shepherd cares for, God's people.
Where else “probatōn” appears
The context
10The thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy. I came so that they may have life and have it in abundance.
11 · This verse (above)
12The hired hand, who is not a shepherd and whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf seizes them and scatters them.
To study John 10 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus says, “I am the good shepherd.” What does the good shepherd do for the sheep, and how is he different from the hired hand? (vv. 11-15)
2. What it means
Jesus says the sheep hear his voice and he knows them (vv. 3-4, 27). What kind of relationship does that show between him and those who follow him?
3. How I live it
Jesus says he came so that they may have life in abundance (v. 10). In what part of your life do you need to hear his voice today?