John 10:17
Therefore doeth my Father loue me, because I lay downe my life, that I might take it againe.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 42:21The Lord is willing for his righteousnesse sake that he may magnifie the Lawe, and exalt it.
John 3:25Then there arose a question betweene Iohns disciples and the Iewes, about purifying.
John 10:15As the Father knoweth me, so know I the Father: and I lay downe my life for my sheepe.
John 15:9As the father hath loued me, so haue I loued you: continue in that my loue.
John 17:24Father, I will that they which thou hast giuen me, be with me euen where I am, that they may beholde that my glorie, which thou hast giuen mee: for thou louedst me before the foundation of the world.
Matthew Henry on John 10:2-19
The Good Shepherd. 1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but… Read the whole commentary →