YHN 10:15 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) [ref]just like the father knows me and I know the father—in fact I will give my life for the sheep.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.

UST We know each other in the same way that my Father and I know each other. I am willing to die for the benefit of those sheep who belong to me.

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

BLB As the Father knows Me, I also know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.

AICNT just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.

OEB Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father – and I lay down my life for the sheep.

WEBBE even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET just as the Father knows me and I know the Father – and I lay down my life for the sheep.

LSV according as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father, and My life I lay down for the sheep,

FBV just as the Father knows me and I know him. I lay down my life for the sheep.

TCNT even as the Father knows me and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.

T4T in the same way as my Father knows me and I know my Father. Furthermore, I am ready to sacrifice myself for those who belong to me.

LEB just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.

BBE Even as the Father has knowledge of me and I of the Father; and I am giving my life for the sheep.

Moff (just as the Father knows me and I know the Father,) and I lay down my life for the sheep.

Wymth just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I am laying down my life for the sheep.

ASV even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.

DRA As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father: and I lay down my life for my sheep.

YLT according as the Father doth know me, and I know the Father, and my life I lay down for the sheep,

Drby as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.

RV even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
(even as the Father knoweth/knows me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. )

SLT As the Father knows me, I also know the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.

Wbstr As the Father knoweth me, even so I know the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.

KJB-1769 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
( As the Father knoweth/knows me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. )

KJB-1611 As the father knoweth me, euen so know I the father: & I lay downe my life for the sheepe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps As the father knoweth me, euen so, knowe I also the father: And I geue my lyfe for the sheepe.
(As the father knoweth/knows me, even so, know I also the father: And I give my life for the sheep.)

Gnva As the Father knoweth me, so know I the Father: and I lay downe my life for my sheepe.
(As the Father knoweth/knows me, so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for my sheep. )

Cvdl Eue as my father knoweth me, and I knowe ye father. And I geue my life for my shepe.
(Eve as my father knoweth/knows me, and I know ye/you_all father. And I give my life for my sheep.)

TNT As my father knoweth me: even so knowe I my father. And I geve my lyfe for the shepe:
(As my father knoweth/knows me: even so know I my father. And I give my life for the sheep: )

Wycl As the fadir hath knowun me, Y knowe the fadir; and Y putte my lijf for my scheep.
(As the father hath/has known me, I know the father; and I put my life for my sheep.)

Luth wie mich mein Vater kennet, und ich kenne den Vater. Und ich lasse mein Leben für die Schafe.
(as/like me my father knows, and I know the father. And I let my life for/in_favour_of the sheep.)

ClVg Sicut novit me Pater, et ego agnosco Patrem: et animam meam pono pro ovibus meis.[fn]
(Like he_knows me Pater, and I lambsco Father: and the_soul of_mine pono for sheep mine. )

10.15 Et ego. Filius per se agnoscit Patrem, nos per illum, sicut alibi, Deum nemo vidit unquam, nisi Unigenitus qui est in sinu Patris, ipse enarraverit Matth. 11.. Item nemo novit Filium nisi Pater, neque Patrem quis novit nisi Filius, et cui Filius voluerit revelare Matth. XI; Luc. 10.. Et animam meam pono. Hoc est probatio dilectionis ad Patrem, et ad oves. Sic et Petrus tertio confitens amorem, jubetur pascere oves, et pro eis mori. Pro ovibus. Pro ovibus domus Isræl quæ perierant, ad quas corporaliter missus, a quibus non sunt dissimiles illæ quæ sunt de gentibus, unde dicit:

10.15 And I. Son through himself lambscit Father, us through him, like alibi, God nobody/no_one he_saw unquam, except Unigenitus who/which it_is in/into/on pocket Father's, exactly_that/himself enarraverit Matth. 11.. Item nobody/no_one he_knows Son except Pater, nor Father who/any he_knows except Son, and to_whom Son wanted revelare Matth. 11; Luc. 10.. And the_soul of_mine pono. This it_is approvesio of_love to Father, and to sheep. So and Peter third confitens love, be_ordered pascere sheep, and for to_them to_die. For sheep. For sheep home Israel which perierant, to which physically/bodily missus, from to_whom not/no are dissimiles those which are from/about nations, from_where/who he_says:

UGNT καθὼς γινώσκει με ὁ Πατὴρ, κἀγὼ γινώσκω τὸν Πατέρα; καὶ τὴν ψυχήν μου τίθημι ὑπὲρ τῶν προβάτων.
(kathōs ginōskei me ho Pataʸr, kagō ginōskō ton Patera; kai taʸn psuⱪaʸn mou tithaʸmi huper tōn probatōn.)

SBL-GNT καθὼς γινώσκει με ὁ πατὴρ κἀγὼ γινώσκω τὸν πατέρα, καὶ τὴν ψυχήν μου τίθημι ὑπὲρ τῶν προβάτων.
(kathōs ginōskei me ho pataʸr kagō ginōskō ton patera, kai taʸn psuⱪaʸn mou tithaʸmi huper tōn probatōn.)

RP-GNT Καθὼς γινώσκει με ὁ πατήρ, κἀγὼ γινώσκω τὸν πατέρα· καὶ τὴν ψυχήν μου τίθημι ὑπὲρ τῶν προβάτων.
(Kathōs ginōskei me ho pataʸr, kagō ginōskō ton patera; kai taʸn psuⱪaʸn mou tithaʸmi huper tōn probatōn.)

TC-GNT Καθὼς [fn]γινώσκει με ὁ πατήρ, κἀγὼ [fn]γινώσκω τὸν πατέρα· καὶ τὴν ψυχήν μου τίθημι ὑπὲρ τῶν προβάτων.
(Kathōs ginōskei me ho pataʸr, kagō ginōskō ton patera; kai taʸn psuⱪaʸn mou tithaʸmi huper tōn probatōn. )

10:15 γινωσκει ¦ γεινωσκει TH

10:15 γινωσκω ¦ γεινωσκω TH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 10:1–21: Jesus is the good shepherd

In this section Jesus talked about how he related to his people, his followers. He compared himself to the door of the sheep pen and to the shepherd. This comparison is something like a parable, but there is no actual story or narrative. It is more like a word picture, or a series of word pictures linked by the theme of sheep farming. It can also be described as an extended metaphor.

First Jesus compares himself to the door of the sheep pen because he is the way to salvation. Then he compares himself to the good shepherd because he leads and cares for his people as a shepherd does his sheep.

Here are other possible section headings:

Jesus is the shepherd of his people

Jesus told the parable/story of the good shepherd and his sheep

Jesus compared himself to a shepherd and the door/gate to a sheep pen

Paragraph 10:11–16

Jesus changed the metaphor in this paragraph. In this new metaphor, the shepherd represents Jesus, the sheep again represent believers, and the hired hand represents bad Jewish leaders. The contrast here is that Jesus cares well for the sheep while the bad leaders only think about themselves.

10:15a

just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father.

just like the/my Father God knows me and I know the/my Father.
in the same way that God my Father knows me well and I know him.

just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father: The words just as introduce a comparison. The comparison is between the relationship of the Father and Jesus (10:15a), and the relationship of Jesus and his people (10:14b). (Jesus’ people are represented as his sheep in the metaphor.) Jesus implied that the relationship between himself and the Father is close and loving. The same is true of the relationship between Jesus and his people. Here are other ways to translate these clauses:

in the same way as the Father knows me and I know the Father

the Father: The words the Father refer to God the Father.

10:15b

And I lay down My life for the sheep.

And I die willingly for the benefit of the sheep.
So I am willing to die to save the sheep, my people.

And I lay down My life for the sheep: This clause indicates that Jesus was willing to die for his sheep, the people of God. That means that he died for the sake (benefit) of his people because his death paid for our sins. See how you translated a similar clause in 10:11b. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

And I am giving my life for the sake of the sheep. (JBP)

And I give up my life to save my sheep. (Otomi Back Translation)

I am willing to die for them. (GNT)

General Comment on 10:14–15

The GNT reordered 10:14–15, mentioning the relationship of the Father and Jesus before the relationship between Jesus and his own people/sheep. The GNT also refers to the sheep explicitly in 10:14 and uses a pronoun, “them,” in 10:15. Consider if this order of information may be more natural in your language:

^14–15I am the good shepherd. As the Father knows me and I know the Father, in the same way I know my sheep and they know me. And I am willing to die for them.

Parallel YHN 10:15

Section 10:1–21: Jesus is the good shepherd

Paragraph 10:11–16

10:15a

10:15b

General Comment on 10:14–15