John 10:15

10:15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father – and I lay down my life 1  for 2  the sheep.

John 10:17

10:17 This is why the Father loves me 3  – because I lay down my life, 4  so that I may take it back again.

1 tn Or “I die willingly.”

2 tn Or “on behalf of” or “for the sake of.”

3 tn Grk “Because of this the Father loves me.”

4 tn Or “die willingly.”