John 10:12
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
ποιμήν
Shepherd, pastor. Poimen. The LORD is my shepherd. Jesus is the good shepherd. He knows His sheep by name. He laid down His life for them. He still leads them to green pastures.
ὅς
whose
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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ἔρχομαι
coming
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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θεωρέω
he sees
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θεωρέω
to be a spectator of, i.e. discern, (literally, figuratively (experience) or intensively (acknowledge))
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πρόβατον
sheep
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πρόβατον
something that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e. (specially), a sheep (literally or figuratively)
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φεύγω
flees —
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φεύγω
to run away (literally or figuratively); by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish
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ἴδιος
his] own,
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ἴδιος
pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
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σκορπίζω
scatters —.
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σκορπίζω
to dissipate, i.e. (figuratively) put to flight, waste, be liberal
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εἰμί
being
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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μισθωτός
hired servant
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μισθωτός
a wage-worker (good or bad)
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λύκος
wolf
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λύκος
a wolf
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