John 10:10-13

10 "The thief comes only * * to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they ¹may have life, and have it abundantly.

11 "²I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd ³lays down His life for the sheep.

12 "He who is a hired hand, and not a ⁴shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.

13 "He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep.

Cross References

• 1. John 5:40
• 2. Isaiah 40:11; Ezek 34:11-16, 23; John 10:14; Hebrews 13:20; 1 Peter 5:4; Revelation 7:17
• 3. John 10:15, 17, 18; John 15:13; 1 John 3:16
• 4. John 10:2

Footnotes

• [a] Or "have abundance"