Yohanes 10:11

10:11 “I am the good ¹  shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life ²  for the sheep.

Yohanes 10:17

10:17 This is why the Father loves me ³  – because I lay down my life, ⁴  so that I may take it back again.

Yohanes 15:13

15:13 No one has greater love than this – that one lays down his life ⁵  for his friends.

[10:11]  ¹ tn Or “model” (see R. E. Brown, John [AB], 1:386, who argues that “model” is a more exact translation of καλός [kalos] here).

[10:11]  ² tn Or “The good shepherd dies willingly.”

[10:11]  sn Jesus speaks openly of his vicarious death twice in this section (John 10:11, 15). Note the contrast: The thief takes the life of the sheep (10:10), the good shepherd lays down his own life for the sheep. Jesus is not speaking generally here, but specifically: He has his own substitutionary death on the cross in view. For a literal shepherd with a literal flock, the shepherd’s death would have spelled disaster for the sheep; in this instance it spells life for them (Compare the worthless shepherd of Zech 11:17, by contrast).

[10:17]  ³ tn Grk “Because of this the Father loves me.”

[10:17]  ⁴ tn Or “die willingly.”

[15:13]  ⁵ tn Or “one dies willingly.”