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John 10:13

Faithfulness and loyalty

11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

12 The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.

The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.

14 I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,

15 just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.

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Compare

BSB
The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.
KJV
The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
WEB
The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care for the sheep.
ASV
[he fleeth] because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
DARBY
Now he who serves for wages flees because he serves for wages, and is not himself concerned about the sheep.
BLB
because he is a hired servant and is not himself caring about the sheep.
ÅB
for han er en leiesvenn, og sauene ligger ham ikke på hjerte.
OTB
Han løper bort fordi han er en leiearbeider og ikke bryr seg om sauene.
B1930
for han er en leiesvenn, og fårene ligger ham ikke på hjerte.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Philippians 2:20

    I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.

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  • John 12:6

    Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.

    Read in context

  • Acts 18:17

    At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.

    Read in context