The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again.John 10:17
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
διὰ τοῦτό με ὁ πατὴρ ἀγαπᾷ ὅτι ἐγὼ τίθημι τὴν ψυχήν μου, ἵνα πάλιν λάβω αὐτήν.
- διὰdia“Because of”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- τοῦτόtouto“this”Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- μεme“Me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πατὴρpatēr“Father”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
- ἀγαπᾷagapa“loves”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀγαπάω · “to love” · Strong's G0025
- ὅτιhoti“because”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- ἐγὼegō“I myself”Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- τίθημιtithēmi“lay down”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to place” · Strong's G5087
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ψυχήνpsuchēn“life”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ψυχή · “soul” · Strong's G5590H
- μου,mou“of Mine,”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ἵναina“that”Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- πάλινpalin“again”Adverb · “again” · Strong's G3825
- λάβωlabō“I may take”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
- αὐτήν.autēn“it.”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)