John 10:15
The Father knows me, and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Unlocked Literal 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 own, and my own know me.
Cross References
Isaiah 53:4But surely he has borne our sicknesses and carried our sorrows; 1 yet we thought he was being punished by God, struck by God, and afflicted. 1
Isaiah 53:10Yet it was Yahweh's will to crush him and make him ill. When he makes his life an offering for sin, 1 he will see his offspring, he will prolong his days, and Yahweh's purpose will be accomplished through him. 1
Zechariah 13:7“Sword! Rouse yourself against my shepherd, 1 the man who stands close to me— 1 this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts. 1 Strike the shepherd, 1 and the flock will scatter! 1 For I will turn my hand against the lowly ones. 1
Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
John 1:18No one has seen God at any time. The one and only God, who is at the side of the Father, he has made him known.
John 8:55You have not known him, but I know him. If I would say, 'I do not know him,' I would be like you, a liar. However, 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 →