# John 10.11

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 9. <span class="rl-speech">I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out, and shall find pasture.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.</span>
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> **11. <span class="rl-speech">I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.</span>**
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> 12. <span class="rl-speech">He that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatcheth them, and scattereth them:</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">he fleeth because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep.</span> (John 10:9-13, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 9. <span class="rl-speech">I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.</span>
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> **11. <span class="rl-speech">I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.</span>**
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> 12. <span class="rl-speech">He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn’t own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep, and scatters them.</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand, and doesn’t care for the sheep.</span> (John 10:9-13, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 9. <span class="rl-speech">I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.</span>
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> **11. <span class="rl-speech">I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.</span>**
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> 12. <span class="rl-speech">But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.</span> (John 10:9-13, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 9. <span class="rl-speech">I am the door, through me if any one may come in, he shall be saved, and he shall come in, and go out, and find pasture.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">'The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have [it] abundantly.</span>
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> **11. <span class="rl-speech">'I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd his life layeth down for the sheep;</span>**
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> 12. <span class="rl-speech">and the hireling, and not being a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, doth behold the wolf coming, and doth leave the sheep, and doth flee; and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep;</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">and the hireling doth flee because he is an hireling, and is not caring for the sheep.</span> (John 10:9-13, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** John the Apostle (traditionally) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** later Christian audience (high-Christological emphasis; against early gnosticism)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); possibly Ephesus (composition)
- **Time period:** events c. 26-33 AD (3-Passover chronology); composed c. AD 85-95

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G1510 - eimi](/codex/g1510-eimi/), *eimi* (Strong's G1510). Also appears in: [Matthew 8.5-12](/codex/matthew-8-5-12/), [Matthew 14.22-33](/codex/matthew-14-22-33/), [Matthew 18.20](/codex/matthew-18-20/).
- [G5590 - psyche](/codex/g5590-psyche/), *psyche* (Strong's G5590). Also appears in: [Matthew 6.25-26](/codex/matthew-6-25-26/), [Matthew 10.28](/codex/matthew-10-28/), [Matthew 10.37-39](/codex/matthew-10-37-39/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Davids Census 70000 Dead Objection Defeater](/codex/davids-census-70000-dead-objection-defeater/)
- [No One Can Die For Another Objection Defeater](/codex/no-one-can-die-for-another-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Christology](/codex/christology/)
- [Fivefold Ministry](/codex/ephesians-4-11/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 10](/codex/john-10/)
- [Names of Jehovah](/codex/names-of-jehovah/)
- [Penal Substitutionary Atonement](/codex/penal-substitutionary-atonement/)
- [Verses on Gods Goodness and Human Worth](/codex/verses-on-gods-goodness-and-human-worth/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1510 - eimi](/codex/g1510-eimi/)
- [G5590 - psyche](/codex/g5590-psyche/)

**Passages:**

- [Acts 20.28](/codex/acts-20-28/)

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