John 10:15
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
As the Father knows me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
American King James Version (AKJV)
As the Father knows me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
American Standard Version (ASV)
even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Even as the Father has knowledge of me and I of the Father; and I am giving my life for the sheep.
Webster's Revision
As the Father knoweth me, even so I know the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
World English Bible
even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.
English Revised Version (ERV)
even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Barnes's John 10:15 Bible Commentary
As the Father knoweth me ... - See the Matthew 11:27 note; also Luke 10:22 note.
I lay down my life for the sheep - That is, I give my life as an atoning sacrifice for their sins. I die in their place, to redeem them from sin, and danger, and death. See John 10:17-18.
Wesley's John 10:15 Bible Commentary
10:15 As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father - With such a knowledge as implies an inexpressible union: and I lay down my life - Speaking of the present time. For his whole life was only a going unto death.
