Cross References Therefore doth the Father love me: because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. John 10:11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep. John 10:15 As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father: and I lay down my life for my sheep. Hebrews 1:9 Thou hast loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Therefore doth the Father love me: because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. John 3:25 And there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews, concerning purification. John 15:9,10 As the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you. Abide in my love. . . . John 17:4,5,24-26 I have glorified thee on the earth; I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. . . . Isaiah 42:1,21 Behold my servant, I will uphold him: my elect, my soul delighteth in him: I have given my spirit upon him, he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. . . . Isaiah 53:7-12 He was offered because it was his own will, and he opened not his mouth: he shall be led as a sheep to the slaughter, and shall be dumb as a lamb before his shearer, and he shall not open his mouth. . . . Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour: that, through the grace of God he might taste death for all. Context Jesus the Good Shepherd…16And other sheep I have that are not of this fold: them also I must bring. And they shall hear my voice: And there shall be one fold and one shepherd. 17Therefore doth the Father love me: because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. 18No 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.… Lexicon The reasonΔιὰ (Dia) Preposition Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Father Πατὴρ (Patēr) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. loves ἀγαπᾷ (agapa) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love. Me με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. [is] that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. lay down τίθημι (tithēmi) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's Greek 5087: To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place. My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. life ψυχήν (psychēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 5590: From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely. in order ἵνα (hina) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. to take it up λάβω (labō) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's Greek 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. again. πάλιν (palin) Adverb Strong's Greek 3825: Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand. Additional Translations The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again. Because of this, the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life, that I might take it again. Therefore does my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. On this account the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it again. Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. For this reason my Father loves me, because I am laying down my life in order to receive it back again. Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. 'Because of this doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that again I may take it; Jump to Previous Account Love Loves Order Reason ReceiveJump to Next Account Love Loves Order Reason ReceiveLinks John 10:17 NIVJohn 10:17 NLT John 10:17 ESV John 10:17 NASB John 10:17 KJV John 10:17 Bible Apps John 10:17 Biblia Paralela John 10:17 Chinese Bible John 10:17 French Bible John 10:17 German Bible Alphabetical: again because down Father For I is it lay life loves may me my only reason so take that The this to up NT Gospels: John 10:17 Therefore the Father loves me because (Jhn Jo Jn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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