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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
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Here "good shepherd" is a metaphor that represents Jesus. AT: "I am like a good shepherd" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# lays down his life
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To lay down something means to give up control of it. It is a mild way to refer to dying. AT: "dies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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# The hired servant
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The "hired servant" is a metaphor that represents the Jewish leaders and teachers. AT: "The one who is like a hired servant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# abandons the sheep and ... does not care for the sheep
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Here the word "sheep" is a metaphor that represents God's people. Like a hired servant who abandons the sheep, Jesus says that the Jewish leaders and teachers do not care for God's people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) |