Cross references
John 10:17
The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again.
John 10:17 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to John 10:18 (11 votes) and John 10:15 (9 votes). 17 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Genesis 22 to Hebrews 2.
Which verses does John 10:17 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- John 10:1811 votes
No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”
- John 10:159 votes
just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
- John 10:118 votes
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
- Hebrews 2:98 votes
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
- Isaiah 53:7–124 votes
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth. By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut off from the land of the living; He was stricken for the transgression of My people. …
- John 15:9–104 votes
As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
- John 17:4–54 votes
I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do. And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.
- Isaiah 42:13 votes
“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- John 17:24–263 votes
Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world. Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me. …
- John 3:251 vote
Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.
- Isaiah 42:210 votes
Which verses point to John 10:17?
The 10 strongest of 17.