John 10:15
Even as the Father has knowledge of me and I of the Father; and I am giving my life for the sheep.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
In Context
14I am the good keeper; I have knowledge of my sheep, and they have knowledge of me,
Cross References
Isaiah 53:4But it was our pain he took, and our diseases were put on him: while to us he seemed as one diseased, on whom God's punishment had come.
Isaiah 53:10And the Lord was pleased ... see a seed, long life, ... will do well in his hand. ...
Zechariah 13:7Awake! O sword, against the keeper of my flock, and against him who is with me, says the Lord of armies: put to death the keeper of the sheep, and the sheep will go in flight: and my hand will be turned against the little ones.
Matthew 20:28Even as the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.
John 1:18No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.
John 8:55You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.
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 →