en_tn/jhn/10/11.md

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

// 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)