The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:16-18
(a) The continuity of the Shepherd-activity , notwithstanding the laying down of his life . read more
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Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:17
Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. The διὰ τοῦτο points to the whole of the previous statement, and ὅτι to a more complete exposition of the precise point in it on which the Divine Father's love ( ἀγαπή ) rests. The "I" and "me" refer to the incarnate Son, i . e . to the Divine-human Personality of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Father loveth me, because , not merely that I lay down my life , for such might be the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:17-18
The death of Christ. I. IT INVOLVES THE GREATEST SACRIFICE . 1. It was a sacrifice of life . "I lay down my life." It was his own life, and not that of another. Thousands of lives are sacrificed during war by the existing government; but these are the lives of others, and not their own. But the death of Christ involved the sacrifice of his own life. It was personal. 2. It was a sacrifice of the most precious life . Every life is very precious—that of the flower... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:17-18
The dedicated life. That the Father loved him Jesus was constantly asserting, and here we have the reason for that love. I. NOTICE THE GENERAL ELEMENT OF DEVOTION . Upon all self-sacrificing devotion the Father must look with a complacent eye. Because, if the spirit of devotion be in a man at all, the extent and the character of the devotion will depend upon the necessity and the claim. A few have become famous in history, not that they were more devoted than the many... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:18
No one taketh £ it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. Should the aorist be the true reading, then the whole of the Incarnation must have been regarded by the Lord as already accomplished, as a completed fact. The οὐδεὶς , "no one" neither God, nor man, nor evil spirit—taketh it , i . e . my life, away from me , from myself , in the exercise of my sovereign will, in the full consciousness of spontaneity. I am laying it down , not in consequence of my impotence... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:17
I lay down my life - I give myself to die for my people, in Jewish and pagan lands. I offer myself a sacrifice to show the willingness of my Father to save them; to provide an atonement, and thus to open the way for their salvation. This proves that the salvation of man was an object dear to God, and that it was a source of special gratification to him that his Son was willing to lay down his life to accomplish his great purposes of benevolence.That I might take it again - Be raised up from the... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:18
No man taketh it from me - That is, no one could take it by force, or unless I was willing to yield myself into his hands. He had power to preserve his life, as he showed by so often escaping from the Pharisees; he voluntarily went up to Jerusalem, knowing that he would die; he knew the approach of Judas to betray him; and he expressly told Pilate at his bar that he could have no power at all against him except it were given him by his Father, John 19:11. Jesus had a right to lay down his life... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 10:16-18
John 10:16-18. And other sheep have I Whom I foreknow as repenting and believing in me; which are not of this fold Not of the Jewish Church or nation, but Gentiles. Some, indeed, understand by these the Jews living out of the land of Canaan; but certainly they could not with propriety be said not to belong to the fold of Israel. The incorporating the believing Gentiles into one church with the Jews was a grand event, worthy of such particular notice. Them also I must bring Namely, into... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 10:1-21
93. The good shepherd (John 10:1-21)In the story of the good shepherd, Jesus was continuing the teaching he had begun after healing the blind man. Among his hearers were the Pharisees (see John 9:40), but they could not see that he was contrasting their treatment of the blind man with his. They acted like thieves and robbers, but Jesus acted like a good shepherd. As a result the man rejected the leadership of the Pharisees, but he clearly recognized Jesus as the shepherd-saviour and gladly... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:11-21
Allegory of the good Shepherd. There is a progress of thought in each allegory. I. THE CHARACTER OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD . "I am the good Shepherd: the good Shepherd giveth his life for the sheep." 1. He is himself " the great Shepherd of the sheep " of whom the prophets stoke . ( Ezekiel 34:23 ; Genesis 49:24 ; Isaiah 40:11 .) 2. This interest in his sheep is manifested in his throwing away his life/or their protection . Like David, he exposes his... read more