John 10:17
The Father loves me because I [am about to] give up my life, so that I can take it back again.
John 10:11
"I am the good shepherd; and a good shepherd [is willing] to die for the sheep.
John 10:18
No one is taking it away from me, but I am giving it up voluntarily. I have the right to give it up and I have the right to take it back again. I received the commandment to do this from my Father."
Hebrews 2:9
But we do see Jesus, who was made a little bit lower than the angels [i.e., by suffering death as a human being], and was crowned with splendor and honor because He suffered death. It was by God's unearned favor that He would experience death for every person.
John 10:15
just like the Father knows me [intimately] and I know the Father [that way]. And I [am about to] give up my life for the sheep.
John 3:25
[About then] a dispute arose between John's disciples and a Jew over ceremonial cleansing.
John 15:9-10
"Just as the Father has loved me, [so] I have also loved you. You should continue to receive [or, respond to] my love. [Note: The next verse tells how this can be done].
John 17:4-5
I am honoring you [while] on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.
John 17:24-26
"Father, I want those you gave me [i.e., the apostles, see verse 6] to be with me where I am [going], so they will see my splendor [i.e., in heaven], which you have given me, for you loved me before the creation of the world.
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