Passage
On this account the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it again.
John 10:17 (DBY)
Nearby Context
John 10:15 as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
John 10:16 And I have other sheep which are not of this fold: those also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.
John 10:17 On this account the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it again.
John 10:18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down and I have authority to take it again. I have received this commandment of my Father.
John 10:19 There was a division again among the Jews on account of these words;
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "account", "father", "loves", "down", "life", "take", and "again". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "account" and "father", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 16's "And I have other sheep which are..." into verse 18's "No one takes it from me but...", so "account" and "father" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "account" and "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.