John 10:17
The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again.
Cross References
John 10:11
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

John 10:15
just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.

Hebrews 1:9
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has placed You above Your companions by anointing You with the oil of joy."

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 3:25
A dispute arose between John's disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

John 15:9, 10
As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love. . . .

John 17:4, 5, 24-26
I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do. . . .

Isaiah 42:1, 21
Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations. . . .

Isaiah 53:7-12
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth. . . .

Hebrews 2:9
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.

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