John 10:17
On this account my Father loveth me, because I lay down my life again to take it.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
In Context
Cross References
John 3:25But there was a question with some of the disciples of Juchanon (and) a certain Jihudoya, upon purification.
John 10:15As my Father knoweth me (and) I know my Father, and my life I lay down for the flock.
John 15:9As my Father hath loved me, so I have loved you: continue in the love of me.
John 17:24Father, those whom thou hast given I will that where I am they also may be with me, that they may see that glory of mine, which thou hast given to me; for thou lovedst me before the foundations of the world.
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 →