...kill Jesus, nor did wicked men. Jesus said, "I lay down my life that I may 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 I have authority to take it up again," John 10:17-18.) Now for the first...

...For this reason the Father loves me, because 1 lay down my life, that I may take it again. 1 8 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."...

...overcome death and its power as he promised: "I lay down my life in order 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 I have power to take it up again" (10:17-18). Since he has done this for...

...his Son Jesus Christ"). Jesus' act of self-sacrifice on behalf of the flock is freely chosen. "No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord" (v. 18). There may be, in the first two stages of explanation (w. 7-10; w. 1 1-18), further ties to...

..."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." The one who came not of his own accord never found himself disconnected from eternal communion with...

...continued, "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."...

...reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life (psyche) in order 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 I have power to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father"...

...this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again. 18No 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 up again. I have received this command from my Father."...

...enemies. He is choosing to lay down his life. "I lay down my life that I may 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 I have authority to take it up again" (John 10:17-18). Therefore, when...

...17For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. 18No 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."*...