Jesus continues his parable about the good shepherd.
## I am the good shepherd ##
"I am like a good shepherd." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
## lays down his life ##
<b>lays down his life <b>//-// To lay something down is a way of giving up control of it. It is a mild way to refer to dying. Alternate translation: "die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])