Joh 10:15 | Barnes | STEP | Verse 15. As the Father knoweth me , &c. . I lay down my life for the sheep . That is, I give my life as an atoning sacrifice for their sins. I die in their place, to redeem them from sin, and danger, and death. See . (n) "As the Father" (o) "I lay down"

John 10:15

Verse 15. As the Father knoweth me, &c. Mt 11:27 Lk 10:22.

I lay down my life for the sheep. That is, I give my life as an atoning sacrifice for their sins. I die in their place, to redeem them from sin, and danger, and death. See Jn 10:17,18.

(n) "As the Father" Mt 11:27 (o) "I lay down" Jn 15:13, Isa 53:4,5