KJV King James Version
As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 10:15
As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
WEB World English Bible
even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.
ASV American Standard Version
even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
according as the Father doth know me, and I know the Father, and my life I lay down for the sheep,
Surrounding context — John 10
12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd, and know my [sheep], and am known of mine.
15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 And other sheep I have, which 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.
17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καθὼςG2531 · kathōsas/just asγινώσκειG1097 · ginōskōto knowμεG3165 · memeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατὴρG3962 · patērfatherκἀγὼG1473 · egōI/weγινώσκωG1097 · ginōskōto knowτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατέρα,G3962 · patērfatherκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoψυχήνG5590 · psuchēsoulμουG3165 · memeτίθημιG5087 · tithēmito placeὑπὲρG5228 · huperabove/forτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπροβάτων.G4263 · probatonsheep
Cross-references
Galatians 1:4Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:John 10:11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.Matthew 11:27All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and [he] to whomsoever the Son will reveal [him].Isaiah 53:10Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.1 Peter 3:18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:1 John 2:2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world.Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man [that is] my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.Matthew 20:28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.Ephesians 5:2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.John 15:13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.John 10:17-18Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.1 Peter 2:24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.1 Timothy 2:5-6For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;John 1:18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].Luke 10:21In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.John 17:25O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.Isaiah 53:4-6Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.John 6:46Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
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