John 10:17-21 in English

¹⁷ Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

¹⁸ No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment received I from my Father.

¹⁹ There arose a division again among the Jews because of these words.

²⁰ And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear ye him?

²¹ Others said, These are not the sayings of one possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?

¹⁷ For this reason the Father sincerely loves me, because I lay down my life, so that I may take it up again.

¹⁸ No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of my own free will. I have the authority to lay it down, and I have the authority to take it up again. I received this commandment from my Father.”

¹⁹ The Jews were divided again, because of these words.

²⁰ Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?”

²¹ Others were saying, “These aren’t the sayings of a demon-possessed person. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

¹⁷ Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.

¹⁸ No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

¹⁹ There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.

²⁰ And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?

²¹ Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?

¹⁷ Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

¹⁸ No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment received I from my Father.

¹⁹ There arose a division again among the Jews because of these words.

²⁰ And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?

²¹ Others said, These are not the sayings of one possessed with a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?

¹⁷ The reason my Father loves me is that I will sacrifice my life. But after I do that, I will become alive again.

¹⁸ No one is causing me to die. Instead, I have chosen to sacrifice myself. I have authority to sacrifice myself and I have authority to become alive again. That is what my Father has commanded me to do.”

¹⁹ After hearing these words that Jesus said, the Jews were divided again.

²⁰ Many of them said, “A demon is controlling him and has caused him to become crazy. ◄It is useless to listen to him!/Why should we listen to him?► RHQ”

²¹ But others said, “What he is saying is not something a man whom a demon is controlling would say. ◄No demon could enable a blind man to see like he did!/ How could a demon enable a blind man to see like he did?► RHQ”

¹⁷ Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

¹⁸ No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father.”

¹⁹ Therefore a division arose again among the Jews because of these words.

²⁰ Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”

²¹ Others said, “These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It isn’t possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?”

¹⁷ Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

¹⁸ No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father.”

¹⁹ Therefore a division arose again among the Jews because of these words.

²⁰ Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”

²¹ Others said, “These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It isn’t possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?”

¹⁷ Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

¹⁸ No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father.”

¹⁹ Therefore a division arose again amongst the Jews because of these words.

²⁰ Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”

²¹ Others said, “These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It isn’t possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?”

¹⁷ For this reason am I loved by the Father, because I give up my life so that I may take it again.

¹⁸ No one takes it away from me; I give it up of myself. I have power to give it up, and I have power to take it again. These orders I have from my Father.

¹⁹ There was a division again among the Jews because of these words.

²⁰ And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?

²¹ Others said, These are not the words of one who has an evil spirit. Is it possible for an evil spirit to make blind people see?

¹⁷ On this account the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it again.

¹⁸ No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down and I have authority to take it again. I have received this commandment of my Father.

¹⁹ There was a division again among the Jews on account of these words;

²⁰ but many of them said, He has a demon and raves; why do ye hear him?

²¹ Others said, These sayings are not those of one that is possessed by a demon. Can a demon open blind people's eyes?

¹⁷ Therefore doth the Father love me: because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

¹⁸ No man taketh it away from me: but I lay it down of myself, and I have power to lay it down: and I have power to take it up again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

¹⁹ A dissension rose again among the Jews for these words.

²⁰ And many of them said: He hath a devil, and is mad: why hear you him?

²¹ Others said: These are not the words of one that hath a devil: Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?

¹⁷ “For this reason My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it up again.

¹⁸ No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This command I have received from My Father.”

¹⁹ Therefore there was a division again among the Jews because of these words.

²⁰ And many of them said, “He has a demon and is raving mad. Why do you listen to Him?”

²¹ Others said, “These are not the words of one being demon-possessed. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

¹⁷ “Because of this the Father loves me, in that I lay down my life so that I may take it up again.

¹⁸ No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This command I have received from my Father.”

¹⁹ Therefore there was another division among the Jews because of these words.

²⁰ Many of them were saying: “He has a demon and is raving mad. Why do you listen to him?”

²¹ Others were saying: “These are not the sayings of someone who is demonized. A demon cannot open blind people's eyes, can it?”

¹⁷ This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so I may take it up again.

¹⁸ No one takes it from me; I choose to lay it down. I have the right to give it up, and I have the right to take it back. This is the command my Father gave me.”

¹⁹ The Jews were again divided in their opinion about Jesus over these words.

²⁰ Many of them said, “He's demon-possessed! He's mad! Why are you listening to him?”

²¹ Others said, “These aren't the words of someone who's demon-possessed. Besides, a demon can't open eyes that are blind.”

¹⁷ Therefore doeth my Father loue me, because I lay downe my life, that I might take it againe.

¹⁸ No man taketh it from me, but I lay it downe of my selfe: I haue power to lay it downe, and haue power to take it againe: this commandement haue I receiued of my Father.

¹⁹ Then there was a dissension againe among the Iewes for these sayings,

²⁰ And many of them sayd, He hath a deuill, and is mad: why heare ye him?

²¹ Other sayd, These are not the wordes of him that hath a deuill: can the deuill open the eyes of the blinde?

¹⁷ Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.

¹⁸ No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

¹⁹ There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.

²⁰ And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?

²¹ Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?

¹⁷ On this account the Father loveth me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

¹⁸ No one taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it again; this charge I received from my Father.

¹⁹ Again there arose a division among the Jews on account of these words.

²⁰ Many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why do ye hear him?

²¹ Others said, These are not the words of one that hath a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?

¹⁷ This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life — to receive it again.

¹⁸ No one took it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to receive it again. This is the command which I received from my Father.”

¹⁹ In consequence of these words a difference of opinion again arose amongst the people.

²⁰ Many of them said, “He is possessed by a demon and is mad; why do you listen to him?”

²¹ Others said, “This is not the teaching of one who is possessed by a demon. Can a demon give sight to the blind?”

¹⁷ This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life — to receive it again.

¹⁸ No one took it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to receive it again. This is the command which I received from my Father.”

¹⁹ In consequence of these words a difference of opinion again arose among the people.

²⁰ Many of them said, “He is possessed by a demon and is mad; why do you listen to him?”

²¹ Others said, “This is not the teaching of one who is possessed by a demon. Can a demon give sight to the blind?”

¹⁷ For this reason haAbba ·the Father· has agapao ·total devotion love· unto me, because I lay down my life so that I may take it again.

¹⁸ No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from 'Avi ·my Father·.”

¹⁹ Therefore a division arose again among the Jews Praisers because of these words.

²⁰ Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”

²¹ Others said, “These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It is not possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?”

¹⁷ Therfore doth my father love me because I put my lyfe from me that I myght take it agayne.

¹⁸ No man taketh it from me: but I put it awaye of my selfe. I have power to put it from me and have power to take it agayne: This commaundment have I receaved of my father.

¹⁹ And ther was a dissencion agayne amonge the Iewes for these sayinges

²⁰ and many of them sayd. He hath the devyll and is mad: why heare ye him?

²¹ Other sayde these are not the wordes of him that hath the devyll. Can the devyll open the eyes of the blynde?

¹⁷ This is why the Father loves me: I lay down my life so that I may take it again.

¹⁸ No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.”

¹⁹ A division again occurred among the Jews because of these words.

²⁰ Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to him?”

²¹ Others said, “These are not the words of a demon-possessed man. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

¹⁷ Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

¹⁸ No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father.”

¹⁹ Therefore a division arose again among the Jews because of these words.

²⁰ Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”

²¹ Others said, “These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It isn’t possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?”

¹⁷ Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

¹⁸ No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father.”

¹⁹ Therefore a division arose again amongst the Jews because of these words.

²⁰ Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”

²¹ Others said, “These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It isn’t possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?”

¹⁷ Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

¹⁸ No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received from my Father.

¹⁹ There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.

²⁰ And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is insane; why hear ye him?

²¹ Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?

¹⁷ Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

¹⁸ No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father.”

¹⁹ Therefore a division arose again among the Judeans because of these words.

²⁰ Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”

²¹ Others said, “These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It isn’t possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?”

¹⁷ Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

¹⁸ No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father.”

¹⁹ Therefore a division arose again amongst the Judeans because of these words.

²⁰ Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”

²¹ Others said, “These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It isn’t possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?”

¹⁷ Therefore the Father loveth me, for I put my life, that again I take it.

¹⁸ No man taketh it from me, but I put it of myself. I have power to put it, and I have power to take it again. This commandment I have taken of my Father.

¹⁹ Again dissension was made among the Jews for these words.

²⁰ And many of them said, He hath a devil, and maddeth, or waxeth mad; what hear ye him?

²¹ Other men said, These words be not of a man that hath a devil. Whether the devil or a devil may open the eyes of blind men?

¹⁷ Therefore the Father loveth me, for I put (forth) my life, that again I take it. (And so the Father loveth me, for I lay down my life, so that I can receive it back again.)

¹⁸ No man taketh it from me, but I put it of myself. I have power to put it, and I have power to take it again. This commandment I have taken of my Father. (No one taketh it from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have the power to put it forth, and I have the power to receive it back again. This commandment I have received from my Father.)

¹⁹ Again dissension was made among the Jews for these words.

²⁰ And many of them said, He hath a devil, and maddeth, or waxeth mad; what hear ye him? (or why listen to him?)

²¹ Other men said, These words be not of a man that hath a devil. Whether the devil may open the eyes of blind men? or Whether a devil may open the eyes of blind men?

¹⁷ Therfor the fadir loueth me, for Y putte my lijf, that eftsoone Y take it.

¹⁸ No man takith it fro me, but Y putte it of my silf. Y haue power to putte it, and Y haue power to take it ayen. This maundement Y haue takun of my fadir.

¹⁹ Eft dissencioun was maad among the Jewis for these wordis.

²⁰ And many of hem seiden, He hath a deuel, and maddith; what heren ye hym?

²¹ Othere men seiden, These wordis ben not of a man that hath a feend. Whether the deuel may opene the iyen of blynde men?

¹⁷ 'Because of this doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that again I may take it;

¹⁸ no one doth take it from me, but I lay it down of myself; authority I have to lay it down, and authority I have again to take it; this command I received from my Father.'

¹⁹ Therefore, again, there came a division among the Jews, because of these words,

²⁰ and many of them said, 'He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?'

²¹ others said, 'These sayings are not those of a demoniac; is a demon able blind men's eyes to open?'