John 10:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 10:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 10:18 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "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. T..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 10:18 — KJV
“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.”
— John 10:18 (KJV)
John 10:18 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 10:18
“I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. tread...: Heb. lay them a treading”
Shares key themes with John 10:18: lay, down, take
“And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.”
Shares key themes with John 10:18: lay, down, father
“And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.”
Shares key themes with John 10:18: lay, down, father
“It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.”
Shares key themes with John 10:18: power, take, father
“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 10:18: lay, again, father
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