John 10:17 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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;

John 10:18 no one doth take it from me, but I lay it down of myself; authority I have to lay it down, and authority I have again to take it; this command I received from my Father.'

John 10:19 Therefore, again, there came a division among the Jews, because of these words,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "doth", "father", "love", "down", "life", "again", and "take". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "doth" and "father", 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 one doth take it from me...", so "doth" 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 "doth" and "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.