...one shepherd. This is why my Father loves me, because I lay down my life to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down and to take it up again. I have my Father's command for this. My Father and I...

...one shepherd. This is why my Father loves me, because I lay down my life to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down and to take it up again. I have my Father's command for this. My Father and I...

...'For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord.' This seems to emphasize just the distinction between the suffering of the prophet and that of the ebed...

...His known destiny Jesus accepted and followed in perfect freedom; of His own life he said : "No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord" (10:18). In the words of CK Barrett, "to prove that Jesus accepted death voluntarily was an important...

...For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again; this charge I have received from my Father."...

...surrender of his life takes place, not merely through external violence, but in complete freedom: 'No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again' (10.18l. Like Paul, John depicts Jesus' self-surrender...

..."For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again; this charge I have received from my Father"...

...will. "The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life — only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father"...

...Savior points out with perfect clarity Himself in the Gospels by saying, "No one takes my soul from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again" (Jn. 10:18). And again, "My soul is very sorrowful,...

...authority over His death . He had said , " I lay down my life — only to take it up again . No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again" (John 10:17-18). Those who came to arrest...