John 10:15
even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I give my life for the sheep.
Noyes Bible
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 shepherd, and I know my sheep, and they know me,
Cross References
Isaiah 53:4But he bore our diseases, And carried our pains, And we esteemed him stricken from above, Smitten of God, and afflicted.
Isaiah 53:10It pleased Jehovah severely to bruise him; But when he hath made his life a sacrifice for sin, He shall see posterity; he shall prolong his days, And the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand.
Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, Even against the man who is my fellow, saith Jehovah of hosts! Smite the shepherd, and let the sheep be scattered! I will also turn my hand against the lambs.
Matthew 20:28even as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
John 1:18No one hath ever seen God; the only begotten God, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath made him known.
John 8:55yet ye know him not; but I know him. And if I should say, I know him not, I should be a liar like you. But I know him, and 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 →