John 10:18 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁸ No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment received I from my Father.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ No one takes it away from Me. On the contrary, I lay it down voluntarily. [I put it from Myself.] I am authorized and have power to lay it down (to resign it) and I am authorized and have power to take it back again. These are the instructions (orders) which I have received [as My charge] from My Father.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment received I from my Father.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ No one takes it from me, but I give it up because I want to. I have the right to give it up, and I have the right to take it up again. I received this commandment from my Father.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ No one takes it away from me. Instead, I lay it down of my own accord. And I have the power to lay it down. And I have the power to take it up again. This is the commandment that I have received from my Father."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ No man taketh it away from me: but I lay it down of myself, and I have power to lay it down: and I have power to take it up again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

John 10:18 Cross References

John 10:11

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.

John 10:15

even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.

John 10:17

Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

John 14:31

but that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

John 15:10

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

John 19:11

Jesus answered him, Thou wouldest have no power against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath greater sin.

John 5:26

For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself:

John 5:30

I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgement is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

John 6:38

For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

Acts 2:24

whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

Acts 2:32

This Jesus did God raise up, whereof we all are witnesses.

Acts 3:15

and killed the Prince of life; whom God raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

Titus 2:14

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.

Hebrews 2:9

But we behold him who hath been made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honour, that by the grace of God he should taste death for every man.