John 10:17 (DRB)

Passage

Therefore doth the Father love me: because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

Nearby Context

John 10:15 As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father: and I lay down my life for my sheep.

John 10:16 And other sheep I have that 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.

John 10:17 Therefore doth the Father love me: because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

John 10:18 No man taketh it away from me: but I lay it down of myself. And I have power to lay it down: and I have power to take it up again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

John 10:19 A dissension rose again among the Jews for these words.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "doth", "father", "love", "down", "life", "take", and "again". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "doth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "And other sheep I have that are..." into verse 18's "No man taketh it away from me...", so "therefore" and "doth" 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 "therefore" and "doth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.