# John 10.14

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 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>
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> **14. <span class="rl-speech">I am the good shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know me,</span>**
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> 15. <span class="rl-speech">even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice: and they shall become one flock, one shepherd.</span> (John 10:12-16, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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>
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> **14. <span class="rl-speech">I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own;</span>**
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> 15. <span class="rl-speech">even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">I have other sheep, which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.</span> (John 10:12-16, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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>
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> **14. <span class="rl-speech">I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.</span>**
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> 15. <span class="rl-speech">As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.</span> (John 10:12-16, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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>
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> **14. <span class="rl-speech">'I am the good shepherd, and I know my [sheep], and am known by mine,</span>**
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> 15. <span class="rl-speech">according as the Father doth know me, and I know the Father, and my life I lay down for the sheep,</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">and other sheep I have that are not of this fold, these also it behoveth me to bring, and my voice they will hear, and there shall become one flock, one shepherd.</span> (John 10:12-16, 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

- [G1097 - ginosko](/codex/g1097-ginosko/), *ginosko* (Strong's G1097). Also appears in: [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Mark 4.11-12](/codex/mark-4-11-12/), [Mark 6](/codex/mark-6/).
- [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/).

## 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

**Concepts:**

- [Father-Son Authority Asymmetry](/codex/father-son-authority-asymmetry/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 10](/codex/john-10/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1097 - ginosko](/codex/g1097-ginosko/), via [John 10.14-15](/codex/john-10-14-15/)
- [G1510 - eimi](/codex/g1510-eimi/)
- [H3045 - yada](/codex/h3045-yada/), via [John 10.14-15](/codex/john-10-14-15/)

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