Yohanes 10:12

10:12 The hired hand, ¹  who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons ²  the sheep and runs away. ³  So the wolf attacks ⁴  the sheep and scatters them.

Yohanes 11:41

11:41 So they took away ⁵  the stone. Jesus looked upward ⁶  and said, “Father, I thank you that you have listened to me. ⁷ 

[10:12]  ¹ 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.

[10:12]  ² tn Grk “leaves.”

[10:12]  ³ tn Or “flees.”

[10:12]  ⁴ 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.

[11:41]  ⁵ tn Or “they removed.”

[11:41]  ⁶ tn Grk “lifted up his eyes above.”

[11:41]  ⁷ tn Or “that you have heard me.”