Discovery BoxJohn 10:10 
Context10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill 1 and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. 2
John 10:12
Context10:12 The hired hand, 3 who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons 4 the sheep and runs away. 5 So the wolf attacks 6 the sheep and scatters them.
1 tn That is, “to slaughter” (in reference to animals).
2 tn That is, more than one would normally expect or anticipate.
3 sn Jesus contrasts the behavior of the shepherd with that of the hired hand. This is a worker who is simply paid to do a job; he has no other interest in the sheep and is certainly not about to risk his life for them. When they are threatened, he simply runs away.
4 tn Grk “leaves.”
5 tn Or “flees.”
6 tn Or “seizes.” The more traditional rendering, “snatches,” has the idea of seizing something by force and carrying it off, which is certainly possible here. However, in the sequence in John 10:12, this action precedes the scattering of the flock of sheep, so “attacks” is preferable.
