Verse 15. As the Father knoweth me, &c. See Barnes "Mt 11:27"

See Barnes "Lu 10:22".

I lay down my life for the sheep. That is, I give my life as an atoning sacrifice for their sins. I die in their place, to redeem them from sin, and danger, and death. See Joh 10:17,18.

{n} "As the Father" Mt 11:27 {o} "I lay down" Joh 15:13; Isa 53:4,5