John 10:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 10:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 10:17 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 10:17 — KJV
“Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.”
— John 10:17 (KJV)
John 10:17 in Context — About the Book of John
John is the Gospel of belief — written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God and have life in His name. Seven I AM declarations, seven signs, and the Bible's most loved verse all live here, alongside Jesus' longest recorded prayer in chapter 17.
Cross-References for John 10:17
“And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;”
Shares key themes with John 10:17: therefore, father, love
“For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him. neither...: or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means, etc”
Shares key themes with John 10:17: doth, because, life
“But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. for himself: Heb. for his life”
Shares key themes with John 10:17: father, down, life
“Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”
Shares key themes with John 10:17: love, because, lay
“And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.”
Shares key themes with John 10:17: father, lay, might
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