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Where is “I am the good shepherd” in the Bible?
“I am the good shepherd” is John 10:11. Jesus says it to the Pharisees in Jerusalem.
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The verse, who says it, and what it means there.
In the Bible
It is John 10:11.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Jesus says it to the Pharisees in Jerusalem.
The verse
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
John 10:11 · open the chapter →
What it means there
A hired hand runs when the wolf comes. The good shepherd stays and dies for the sheep. The picture reaches back to Psalm 23 and to God’s promise in Ezekiel 34 to shepherd his people himself.
Also in the Bible
I am the good shepherd; I know those who are mine, and those who are mine know me,
John 10:14 · open the chapter →
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Where is “I am the good shepherd” in the Bible?
“I am the good shepherd” is John 10:11. These exact words are in 2 verses of the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Jesus says it to the Pharisees in Jerusalem.
Is “I am the good shepherd” in the Bible?
Yes. It is John 10:11, and also John 10:14. In the Lumin Translation, John 10:11 reads: “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
Who said “I am the good shepherd”?
Jesus says it to the Pharisees in Jerusalem.
What does “I am the good shepherd” mean in the Bible?
A hired hand runs when the wolf comes. The good shepherd stays and dies for the sheep. The picture reaches back to Psalm 23 and to God’s promise in Ezekiel 34 to shepherd his people himself.
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