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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus continues his parable about the good shepherd.
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# I am the good shepherd
Here "good shepherd" is a metaphor that represents Jesus. Alternate translation: "I am like a good shepherd" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# lays down his life
To lay down something means to give up control of it. To lay down one's life is a mild way to refer to dying. Alternate translation: "dies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])
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