John 10:18
no one doth take it from me, but I lay it down of myself; authority I have to lay it down, and authority I have again to take it; this command I received from my Father.'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
17'Because of this doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that again I may take it;
19Therefore, again, there came a division among the Jews, because of these words,
Cross References
Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and present Thou hast not desired, Ears Thou hast prepared for me, Burnt and sin-offering Thou hast not asked.
Matthew 26:53dost thou think that I am not able now to call upon my Father, and He will place beside me more than twelve legions of messengers?
John 5:30'I am not able of myself to do anything; according as I hear I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who sent me.
John 10:11'I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd his life layeth down for the sheep;
John 10:17'Because of this doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that again I may take it;
John 15:10if my commandments ye may keep, ye shall remain in my love, according as I the commands of my Father have kept, and do remain in His love;
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 →