John 10:15
as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father; and I lay down My soul for the sheep.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
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; I know mine, and mine know me,
Cross References
Matthew 20:28as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His soul a ransom for many.
John 1:18No one has ever seen God; the only begotten Son, the one being in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared him.
John 8:55indeed you do not know Him: but I know Him. If I may say, I know Him not, I will be a liar like you: but I know 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 →