John 10:18

10:18 No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down ¹  of my own free will. ²  I have the authority ³  to lay it down, and I have the authority ⁴  to take it back again. This commandment ⁵  I received from my Father.”

John 14:21

14:21 The person who has my commandments and obeys ⁶  them is the one who loves me. ⁷  The one ⁸  who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal ⁹  myself to him.”

[10:18]  ¹ tn Or “give it up.”

[10:18]  ² tn Or “of my own accord.” “Of my own free will” is given by BDAG 321 s.v. ἐμαυτοῦ c.

[10:18]  ³ tn Or “I have the right.”

[10:18]  ⁴ tn Or “I have the right.”

[10:18]  ⁵ tn Or “order.”

[14:21]  ⁶ tn Or “keeps.”

[14:21]  ⁷ tn Grk “obeys them, that one is the one who loves me.”

[14:21]  ⁸ tn Grk “And the one.” Here the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated to improve the English style.

[14:21]  ⁹ tn Or “will disclose.”