John 10:17

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

The Father loves me because I [am about to] give up my life, so that I can take it back again.

Cross References

John 10:18

No one is taking it away from me, but I am giving it up voluntarily. I have the right to give it up and I have the right to take it back again. I received the commandment to do this from my Father.”

John 10:11

“I am the good shepherd; and a good shepherd [willingly] dies for the sheep.

Hebrews 2:9

But we do see Jesus, who was made a little bit lower than the angels [i.e., by suffering death as a human being], and was crowned with splendor and honor because He suffered death. It was by God’s unearned favor that He would experience death for every person.

John 10:15

just like the Father knows me [intimately] and I know the Father [that way]. And I [am about to] give up my life for the sheep.

John 3:25

[About then] a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a Jew over ceremonial cleansing.

Hebrews 1:9

You have loved what is right and hated what is wrong, therefore God, your God [i.e., the Father], has placed you above your companions when He anointed you [i.e., specially chose you] with the oil of joy [i.e., your selection as king was a joyous occasion].”