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just asκαθὼςthe Fatherὁ πατὴρknowsγινώσκειmeμεand Iκἀγὼknowγινώσκωthe Father;τὸν πατέραandκαὶI lay downτίθημιmy lifeτὴν ψυχήν μουforὑπὲρthe sheep.τῶν προβάτων
John 10:15
Study it in the app“just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.”
With the Greek beneath
John 10:15, word by word
- the Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- knowsγινώσκειginōskei
know
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “ginōskei” appears- and Iκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears- I lay downτίθημιtithēmi
lay down
To give one's life for others.
Where else “tithēmi” appears- my lifeψυχήνpsychēn
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
14I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,
15 · This verse (above)
16And I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock, one shepherd.
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?