John 10:15 (YLT)

Passage

according as the Father doth know me, and I know the Father, and my life I lay down for the sheep,

Nearby Context

John 10:13 and the hireling doth flee because he is an hireling, and is not caring for the sheep.

John 10:14 `I am the good shepherd, and I know my <FI>sheep<Fi> , and am known by mine,

John 10:15 according as the Father doth know me, and I know the Father, and my life I lay down for the sheep,

John 10:16 and other sheep I have that are not of this fold, these also it behoveth me to bring, and my voice they will hear, and there shall become one flock--one shepherd.

John 10:17 `Because of this doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that again I may take it;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "I am the good shepherd and I..." into verse 16's "and other sheep I have that are...", so "sheep" 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 "sheep" and "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.