John 10:18
No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it again. This commandment I received from my Father.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
17For this the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
19Again there arose a division among the Jews because of these words.
Cross References
Matthew 26:53Thinkest thou that I can not now pray to my Father, and he will send[26:53] me more than twelve legions of angels?
John 5:30I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
John 10:11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
John 10:17For this the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
John 15:10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide 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 →