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"For this reason the Father loves Me, because I
alay down My life so that I may take it again.
a
John 10:11, John 10:15, John 10:18
John 10
11
"aI am the good shepherd; the good shepherd blays down His life for the sheep.
John 10
15
even as athe Father knows Me and I know the Father; and bI lay down My life for the sheep.
John 10
18
"aNo one has taken it away from Me, but I blay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. cThis commandment I received from My Father."