John 10:17

Weymouth NT

For this reason my Father loves me, because I am laying down my life in order to receive it back again.

Cross References

John 10:11

»I am the Good Shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his very life for the sheep.«

John 10:15

just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I am laying down my life for the sheep.

John 10:18

No one is taking it away from me, but I myself am laying it down. I am authorized to lay it down, and I am authorized to receive it back again. This is the command I received from my Father.«

John 3:25

As the result, a discussion having arisen on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purification,

Hebrews 1:9

Thou hast loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, Thy God, has anointed Thee with the oil of gladness beyond Thy companions.«

Hebrews 2:9

But Jesus –who was made a little inferior to the angels in order that through God's grace He might taste death for every human being– we already see wearing a crown of glory and honour because of His having suffered death.