John 10:17-21

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

¹⁸No 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.”

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

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

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