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
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Original language (Greek)

διὰ τοῦτό με ὁ πατὴρ ἀγαπᾷ ὅτι ἐγὼ τίθημι τὴν ψυχήν μου, ἵνα πάλιν λάβω αὐτήν.

  1. διὰdia“Because of”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  2. τοῦτόtouto“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  3. μεme“Me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  4. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. πατὴρpatēr“Father”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  6. ἀγαπᾷagapa“loves”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀγαπάω · “to love” · Strong's G0025
  7. ὅτιhoti“because”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  8. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  9. τίθημιtithēmi“lay down”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to place” · Strong's G5087
  10. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. ψυχήνpsuchēn“life”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ψυχή · “soul” · Strong's G5590H
  12. μου,mou“of Mine,”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  13. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  14. πάλινpalin“again”
    Adverb · “again” · Strong's G3825
  15. λάβωlabō“I may take”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  16. 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)