John 10:17
Therfore doth my father love me because I put my lyfe from me that I myght take it agayne.
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
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 3:25And ther arose a questio bitwene Iohns disciples and the Iewes about purifiynge.
John 10:15As my father knoweth me: even so knowe I my father. And I geve my lyfe for the shepe:
John 15:9As the father hath loved me eve so have I leved you. Continue in my love.
John 17:24Father I will that they which thou hast geven me be with me where I am that they maye se my glory which thou hast geven me. For thou lovedest me before the makynge of the worlde.
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 →