John 10:18

Jesus insists that no one takes His life from Him; He lays it down freely and has authority to take it up again, by the Father's command. His death is a sovereign, voluntary act of obedience.

Cross-references · 22

• Titus 2:14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.
• Heb 2:9But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for everyone.
• John 10:17Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
• John 2:19–21Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
• John 14:31But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father commanded me, even so I do. Arise, let us go from here.
• Heb 5:6–9As he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.”
• John 6:38For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
• Isa 53:10–12Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him. He has caused him to suffer. When you make his soul an offering for sin, he will see his offspring. He will prolong his days, and Yahweh’s pleasure will prosper in his hand.
• Heb 10:6–10You had no pleasure in whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin.
• Phil 2:6–8who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,
• John 15:10If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and remain in his love.
• Ps 40:6–8Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire. You have opened my ears. You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
• Matt 26:53–56Or do you think that I couldn’t ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?
• John 10:11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
• John 5:30I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.
• Acts 2:24whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.
• Acts 3:15and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.
• Acts 2:32This Jesus God raised up, to which we all are witnesses.
• John 19:11Jesus answered, “You would have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin.”
• Heb 2:14–15Since then the children have shared in flesh and blood, he also himself in the same way partook of the same, that through death he might bring to nothing him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
• John 18:5–6They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.” Judas also, who betrayed him, was standing with them.
• John 10:15even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.

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