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For this reasonδιὰ τοῦτόthe Fatherὁ πατὴρlovesἀγαπᾷme,μεbecauseὅτιIἐγὼlay downτίθημιmy lifeτὴν ψυχήν μουin orderἵναto takeλάβωitαὐτήνup again.πάλιν
John 10:17
Study it in the app“For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again.”
With the Greek beneath
John 10:17, word by word
- the Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- lovesἀγαπᾷagapai
love
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “agapai” appears- lay downτίθημιtithēmi
lay down
To give one's life for others.
Where else “tithēmi” appears- my lifeψυχήνpsychēn
life
Literally "soul": one's being alive, which can be saved, lost or given.
Where else “psychēn” appears- to takeλάβωlabō
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “labō” appears- up againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears
The context
16And I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock, one shepherd.
17 · This verse (above)
18No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from my Father.”
To study John 10 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus says, “I am the good shepherd.” What does the good shepherd do for the sheep, and how is he different from the hired hand? (vv. 11-15)
2. What it means
Jesus says the sheep hear his voice and he knows them (vv. 3-4, 27). What kind of relationship does that show between him and those who follow him?
3. How I live it
Jesus says he came so that they may have life in abundance (v. 10). In what part of your life do you need to hear his voice today?