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John 10:18 KJV
John · chapter 10 · verse 18 · King James Version
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 · King James Version
John 10:18 in context
16And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
17Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
18No 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.
19There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
20And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
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Key words (Strong's)
- commandmententolēan order, command, charge, precept, injunction, that which is prescribed to one by reason…G1785 →
- takethairōto raise up, elevate, lift up, to raise from the ground, take up stones, to raise…G142 →
- myselfemautouI, me, myself etcG1683 →
- powerexousiapower of choice, liberty of doing as one pleases, leave or permission, physical and…G1849 →
- takelambanōto take, to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it, to…G2983 →
- laytithēmito set, put, place, to place or lay, to put down, lay down, to bend down, to lay off or…G5087 →
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