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Source language
Original Greek   
καθὼς γινώσκει με ὁ πατὴρ κἀγὼ γινώσκω τὸν πατέρα, καὶ τὴν ψυχήν μου τίθημι ὑπὲρ τῶν προβάτων.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
kathos ginoskei me o pater kago ginosko ton patera, kai ten psukhen mou tithemi uper ton probaton.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
sicut novit me Pater et ego agnosco Patrem et animam meam pono pro ovibus

King James Variants
American King James Version   
As the Father knows me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
As the Father knows me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Authorized (King James) Version   
As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
New King James Version   
As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.
21st Century King James Version   
As the Father knoweth Me, even so know I the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“Just as my Father knows me and I know my Father, and I lay down my life for the flock's sake.”
Darby Bible Translation   
as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father: and I lay down my life for my sheep.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
God's Word   
So I give my life for my sheep.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father. I lay down My life for the sheep.
International Standard Version   
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.
NET Bible   
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father--and I lay down my life for the sheep.
New American Standard Bible   
even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.
New International Version   
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father--and I lay down my life for the sheep.
New Living Translation   
just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep.
Webster's Bible Translation   
As the Father knoweth me, even so I know the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Weymouth New Testament   
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I am laying down my life for the sheep.
The World English Bible   
even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.
EasyEnglish Bible   
I know them in the same way that my Father knows me. And they know me in the same way that I know the Father. I will die so that I can save my sheep.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
according as the Father doth know me, and I know the Father, and my life I lay down for the sheep,
New Life Version   
I know My Father as My Father knows Me. I give My life for the sheep.
Revised Geneva Translation   
“As the Father knows Me, so I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
The Voice Bible   
As the Father knows Me, I know the Father; I will give My life for the sheep.
Living Bible   
just as my Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
New Catholic Bible   
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.
Legacy Standard Bible   
even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
As the Father knows me, even so I know the Father, and I lay down my soul for the sheep.
Christian Standard Bible   
just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Even as [truly as] the Father knows Me and I also know the Father—and I am giving My [very own] life and laying it down on behalf of the sheep.
New Century Version   
just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I give my life for the sheep.
The Message   
“I am the Good Shepherd. I know my own sheep and my own sheep know me. In the same way, the Father knows me and I know the Father. I put the sheep before myself, sacrificing myself if necessary. You need to know that I have other sheep in addition to those in this pen. I need to gather and bring them, too. They’ll also recognize my voice. Then it will be one flock, one Shepherd. This is why the Father loves me: because I freely lay down my life. And so I am free to take it up again. No one takes it from me. I lay it down of my own free will. I have the right to lay it down; I also have the right to take it up again. I received this authority personally from my Father.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
(just as the Father knows me and I know the Father). And I lay down my life for the sheep.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down · my life for my sheep.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.
New Matthew Bible   
As my Father knows me, even so do I know my Father. And I give my life for the sheep.
Good News Translation®   
I am the good shepherd. As the Father knows me and I know the Father, in the same way I know my sheep and they know me. And I am willing to die for them.
Wycliffe Bible   
As the Father hath known me, I know the Father; and I put my life for my sheep.
New Testament for Everyone   
just as the father knows me and I know the father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.
Contemporary English Version   
Just as the Father knows me, I know the Father, and I give up my life for my sheep.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Jesus gave them this illustration but they did not grasp the point of what he was saying to them. So Jesus said to them once more, “I do assure you that I myself am the door for the sheep. All who have gone before me are like thieves and rogues, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door. If a man goes in through me, he will be safe and sound; he can come in and out and find his food. The thief comes with the sole intention of stealing and killing and destroying, but I came to bring them life, and far more life than before. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd will give his life for the sake of his sheep. But the hired man, who is not the shepherd, and does not own the sheep, will see the wolf coming, desert the sheep and run away. And the wolf will attack the flock and send them flying. The hired man runs away because he is only a hired man and has no interest in the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and I know those that are mine and my sheep know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I am giving my life for the sake of the sheep.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.
Common English Bible © 2011   
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. I give up my life for the sheep.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father—and I lay down My [very own] life [sacrificing it] for the benefit of the sheep.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I will lay down my life for the sheep.
New American Standard Bible   
just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.
The Expanded Bible   
just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I ·give [lay down] my life for the sheep.
Tree of Life Version   
just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
Revised Standard Version   
as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
New International Reader's Version   
They know me just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I give my life for the sheep.
BRG Bible   
As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Complete Jewish Bible   
just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father — and I lay down my life on behalf of the sheep.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
So my Father knows me and I know him. I am willing to die to save the sheep.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Just as HaAv has da’as of me and I have da’as of HaAv, so I lay down my neshamah for the tzon.
Names of God Bible   
So I give my life for my sheep.
Modern English Version   
Even as the Father knows Me, so I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
Easy-to-Read Version   
“I am the shepherd who cares for the sheep. I know my sheep just as the Father knows me. And my sheep know me just as I know the Father. I give my life for these sheep.
International Children’s Bible   
just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I give my life for the sheep.
Lexham English Bible   
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.
New International Version - UK   
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father – and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
just as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father. And I lay-down My life for the sheep.