¹¹ To^i chi'nh la` Mu.c Tu+? nha^n la`nh. Mu.c tu+? nha^n la`nh hy sinh ma.ng so^'ng mi`nh cho chie^n.
¹² Ngu+o+`i la`m thue^, vi` kho^ng pha?i la` mu.c tu+?, va` vi` chie^n kho^ng thuo^.c ve^` anh, ne^n khi tha^'y so'i dde^'n, anh bo? chie^n ma` cha.y. So'i vo^` la^'y chie^n va` la`m cho chie^n ta'n loa.n,
<sup>13</sup> vi` anh la` ke? la`m thue^ va` kho^ng bie^'t gi` dde^'n chie^n.
¹⁴ To^i chi'nh la` Mu.c Tu+? nha^n la`nh. To^i bie^'t chie^n cua? to^i va` chie^n cua? to^i bie^'t to^i,
<sup>15</sup> Nhu+ Chu'a Cha bie^'t to^i va` to^i bie^'t Chu'a Cha, va` to^i hy sinh ma.ng so^'ng mi`nh cho chie^n.
¹⁶ To^i co`n co' nhu+~ng chie+n kha'c kho^ng thuo^.c ra`n na`y. To^i cu~ng pha?i ddu+a chu'ng ve^`. Chu'ng cu~ng pha?i nghe tie^'ng to^i, va` se~chi? co' mo^.t ddoa`n chie^n va` mo^.t mu.c tu+?
<sup>17</sup> So+? di~ Chu'a Cha ye^u me^'n to^i, la` vi` to^i hy sinh ma.ng so^'ng mi`nh dde^? ro^`i la^'y la.i.
<sup>18</sup> Ma.ng so^'ng cu?a to^i kho^ng ai la^'y ddi ddu+o+.c, nhu+ng chi'nh to^i tu+. y' hy sinh ma.ng so^'g mi`nh. To^i co' quye^`n hy sinh va` co' quye^`n la^'y la.i ma.ng so^'ng a^'y. DDo' la` me^.nh le^.nh cu?a Cha to^i ma` to^i dda~ nha^.n ddu+o+.c.

• (c.11) Trong tie^'ng Hy-la.p, co' hai tu+` co' nghi~a la` "to^'t":
  - agathos: no'i ve^` pha^?m cha^'t lua^n ly';
  - kalos: no'i ve^` ti'nh ca'ch ha^'p da^~n la`m cho pha^?m cha^'t to^'t kia tro+? tha`nh de^~ thu+o+ng.
  Va^.y khi Chu'a Gie^-su no'i "mu.c tu+? nha^n la`nh" thi` Ngu+o+`i kho^ng chi? no'i dde^'n mo^.t ngu+o+`i cha(n chie^n ca^`n ma^~n va` trung ti'n, nhu+ng Ngu+o+`i muo^'n su+? du.ng tu+` "nha^n la`nh" theo y' nghi~a kalos. Theo y' nghi~a a^'y, vi. mu.c tu+? na`y de^~ thu+o+ng, ma.nh me~ va` uy quye^`n.
• (c.11) Hi`nh a?nh "mu.c tu+? nha^n la`nh" la` hi`nh a?nh ra^'t quen thuo^.c trong Cu+.u U+o+'c: A-mo^'t (3:12), Xua^'t Ha`nh (22:13), 1 Sa-mu-en (17:34-36), I-sai-a (31:4). Tuy nhie^n, Chu'a Gie^-su no'i "mu.c tu+? nha^n la`nh hy sinh ma.ng so^'ng mi`nh vi` chie^n" thi` la.i la` mo^.t ddie^`u hoa`n toa`n mo+'i me?. Ngu+o+`i la` mu.c tu+? nha^n la`nh, dda(.c bie^.t vi` Ngu+o+`i tu+. nguye^.n va` ra^'t sa(~n sa`ng hy sinh mi`nh cho con chie^n.
• (c.14) Mu.c tu+? nha^n la`nh bie^'t tu+`ng con chie^n va` go.i te^n tu+`ng con chie^n ba(`ng mo^.t te^n rie^ng. Co`n chie^n thi` quen tie^'ng chu? ne^n nha^.n ra chu? qua tie^'ng no'i cu?a o^ng. Mo^~i nga`y va`o lu'c bi`nh minh, ngu+o+`i cha(n chie^n se~ mo+? cu+?a chuo^`ng va` go.i chie^n ra\. Quen tie^'ng no'i cu?a chu?, chie^n se~ qua^y qua^`n chung quanh ro^`i theo chu? ra kho?i chuo^`ng va` dde^'n ddo^`ng co?.
• (c.12-13) Co' su+. tu+o+ng pha?n giu+~a ngu+o+`i cha(n chie^n to^'t va` ngu+o+`i cha(n chie^n xa^'u, giu+~a ngu+o+`i cha(n chie^n trung ti'n va` ba^'t trung. Ke? la`m vie^.c vi` tie^`n co^ng thi` chi? nghi~ dde^'n tie^`n. Co`n ke? la`m vie^.c vi` ti`nh ye^u thi` chi? nghi~ dde^'n nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ho. ddang phu.c vu..
• (c.14-15) DDo^'i vo+'i ngu+o+`i Do-tha'i, bie^'t mo^.t ngu+o+`i co' nghi~a la` bie^'t qua su+. hie^?u bie^'t va` lo`ng ye^u me^'n . Vie^.c "quen bie^'t nhau" na`y la` mo^.t quan he^. ddo+`i so^'ng giu+~a Chu'a Gie^-su va` ca'c mo^n dde^. Ngu+o+`i, nho+` ddo' ho. ddu+o+.c chia se? vo+'i nhu+~ng gi` Chu'a Gie^-su la~nh nha^.n ddu+o+.c tu+` Chu'a Cha\.
• (c.16-18) Co' ba cha^n ly' qua nhu+~ng ca^u na`y:
  - Chi? trong Chu'a Gie^-su Ki-to^ the^' gio+'i mo+'i co' the^? hie^.p nha^'t tro+? ne^n mo^.t;
  - Su+. hie^.p nha^'t the^? hie^.n qua su+. kie^.n ngu+o+`i ta he^'t tha?y la('ng nghe, dda'p la.i va` tua^n phu.c mo^.t dda^'ng cha(n chie^n, chu+' kho^ng pha?i la` bi. e'p buo^.c nha^.p va`o mo^.t dda`n chie^n. DDo' la` su+. hie^.p nha^'t do trung tha`nh vo+'i Chu'a Gie^-su Ki-to^\.
  - Gia^'c mo+ cu?a Chu'a Gie^-su co`n tu`y thuo^.c va`o chu'ng ta\. Chi'nh chu'ng ta mo+'i la` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i giu'p Ngu+o+`i la`m cho the^' gio+'i tro+? tha`nh mo^.t dda`n chie^n du+o+'i su+. da^~n da('t cu?a Ngu+o+`i\.

An la`nh trong tay Chu'a\.
La` mu.c tu+? nha^n la`nh, Chu'a Gie^-su dda~ che^'t cho con chie^n cu?a Ngu+o+`i\. Hi`nh a?nh Chu'a Gie^-su la` mu.c tu+? nha^n la`nh va` hi`nh a?nh Chu'a chi.u ddo'ng ddinh tre^n tha^.p gia' dde^`u no'i le^n cu`ng mo^.t cha^n ly': Ngu+o+`i dda~ hy sinh ma.ng so^'ng mi`nh cho chu'ng ta\. Ca'nh cu+?a cu+'u ro^~i dda~ mo+? ro^.ng ddo'n mo+`i mo.i ngu+o+`i\. O+n cu+'u chuo^.c la` da`nh cho ta^'t ca? nhu+~ng ai nghe va` trung tha`nh theo tie^'ng go.i cu?a vi. Mu.c tu+? nha^n la`nh. DDa'p la.i, Chu'a Gie^-su hu+'a se~ cha(m so'c va` ba?o ve^. dda`n chie^n cu?a Ngu+o+`i\. Do ddo', no+i an toa`n nha^'t cu?a chu'ng ta chi'nh la` trong tay Chu'a\.

1. Chie^n nha^.n ra chu? nho+` tie^'ng no'i cu?a o^ng. Va^.y ba.n co' the^? nghe tie^'ng Chu'a Gie^-su kho^ng? Trong ddo+`i so^'ng ha(`ng nga`y, la`m sao ba.n co' the^? nha^.n ra va` nghe theo tie^'ng Chu'a giu+~a nhu+~ng tie^'ng no'i chung quanh ba.n? Ba.n co' nghi~ la` ba.n ddang an toa`n trong ba`n tay Chu'a kho^ng?
2. Chu'a Gie^-su ke^u go.i chu'ng ta giu'p the^' gio+'i hie^.p nha^'t. DDo' la` gia^'c mo+ mo^~i ngu+o+`i co' the^? giu'p Ngu+o+`i thu+.c hie^.n. Ba.n ha~y nghi~ to+'i gia ddi`nh, ngu+o+`i tha^n, ba.n be` va` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i chung quanh. Ba.n co' thu+.c su+. muo^'n giu'p ho. nghe, dda'p la.i va` tua^n phu.c mo^.t "mo^.t chu? chie^n duy nha^'t" kho^ng? Ba.n coi lo+`i ke^u go.i na`y nhu+ "mo^.t phu+o+ng the^' dde^? phu.c vu." hay nhu+ mo^.t "ke^' sinh so^'ng"?
3. Hi`nh a?nh mu.c tu+? nha^n la`nh co`n go+.i cho chu'ng ta hi`nh a?nh ve^` Ho^.i Tha'nh. Vatican II da.y "Ho^.i Tha'nh la` mo^.t chuo^`ng chie^n vo+'i cu+?a ddo^.c nha^'t va` thie^'t ye^'u la` DDu+'c Ki-to^\." Ba.n ha~y nghi~ ve^` nhu+~ng tha'ch ddo^' Ho^.i Tha'nh ddang pha?i ddu+o+ng dda^`u ho^m nay va` ha~y tu+. ho?i ba.n co' the^? la`m gi` dde^? dda'p la.i lo+`i go.i cu?a Ho^.i Tha'nh.
4. Ha~y chie^m nie^.m lo+`i tha'nh Phao-lo^: "Ca`ng tha^'y Ngu+o+`i ro~ ho+n, chu'ng ta ca`ng bie^'t Ngu+o+`i sa^u xa ho+n, va` ca`ng tro+? ne^n gio^'ng nhu+ Ngu+o+`i ho+n."