John 10:17
John 10:17 New Century Version (NCV)
The Father loves me because I give my life so that I can take it back again.
John 10:14-18 The Message (MSG)
“I am the Good Shepherd. I know my own sheep and my own sheep know me. In the same way, the Father knows me and I know the Father. I put the sheep before myself, sacrificing myself if necessary. You need to know that I have other sheep in addition to those in this pen. I need to gather and bring them, too. They’ll also recognize my voice. Then it will be one flock, one Shepherd. This is why the Father loves me: because I freely lay down my life. And so I am free to take it up again. No one takes it from me. I lay it down of my own free will. I have the right to lay it down; I also have the right to take it up again. I received this authority personally from my Father.”
John 10:17 King James Version (KJV)
Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
John 10:17 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again.
John 10:17 American Standard Version (ASV)
Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
John 10:17 New International Version (NIV)
The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again.
John 10:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
“Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again.
John 10:17 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My [own] life so that I may take it back.
John 10:17 New Living Translation (NLT)
“The Father loves me because I sacrifice my life so I may take it back again.