John 10:17

The Passion Translation

“The Father has an intense love for me because I freely give my own life—to raise it up again.

Cross References

Isaiah 42:1

“Take a good look at my servant! I love him dearly, for he is my chosen one. I have taken hold of him in my strength, and I have clothed him with my Spirit. He will cause justice to spring up for the nations.

Isaiah 42:21

For the sake of his righteousness, Yahweh was eager to exalt his law and make it glorious.

John 10:11

I am the Good Shepherd who lays down my life as a sacrifice for the sheep.

John 10:15

just as my Father knows my heart and I know my Father’s heart. I am ready to give my life for the sheep.

John 10:18

I surrender my own life, and no one has the power to take my life from me. I have the authority to lay it down and the power to take it back again. This is the destiny my Father has set before me.”

John 3:25

An argument started between John’s disciples and a particular Jewish man about baptism.

Hebrews 1:9

For you have cherished righteousness and detested lawlessness. For this reason, God, your God, has anointed you and poured out the oil of bliss on you more than on any of your friends.”

Hebrews 2:9

But we see Jesus, who as a man, lived for a short time lower than the angels and has now been crowned with glorious honor because of what he suffered in his death. For it was by God’s grace that he experienced death’s bitterness on behalf of everyone!