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John 10:14–15

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I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
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From verse 14

  1. John 10:27Rank 1 from verse 14
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    27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

  2. 2 Timothy 2:19Rank 2 from verse 14
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    19Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

  3. John 10:11Rank 3 from verse 14
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    11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

  4. 1 John 5:20Rank 4 from verse 14
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    20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

  5. Ephesians 1:17Rank 5 from verse 14
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    17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

  6. John 17:3Rank 6 from verse 14
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    3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

  7. 2 Timothy 1:12Rank 7 from verse 14
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    12For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

  8. Psalms 1:6Rank 8 from verse 14
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    6For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

  9. Ephesians 3:19Rank 9 from verse 14
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    19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

  10. John 17:8Rank 10 from verse 14
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    8For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

  11. Philippians 3:8Rank 11 from verse 14
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    8Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

  12. Revelation 2:2Rank 12 from verse 14
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    2I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

  13. 2 Corinthians 4:6Rank 13 from verse 14
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    6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  14. Revelation 2:13Rank 14 from verse 14
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    13I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

  15. Revelation 2:19Rank 15 from verse 14
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    19I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.

  16. Revelation 3:8Rank 16 from verse 14
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    8I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

  17. Isaiah 53:11Rank 17 from verse 14
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    11He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

  18. Revelation 2:9Rank 18 from verse 14
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    9I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

  19. Revelation 3:15Rank 19 from verse 14
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    15I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

  20. Revelation 3:1Rank 20 from verse 14
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    1AND unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

From verse 15

  1. Galatians 1:4Rank 1 from verse 15
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    4Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

  2. John 10:11Rank 2 from verse 15
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    11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

  3. Matthew 11:27Rank 3 from verse 15
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    27All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

  4. 1 John 2:2Rank 4 from verse 15
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    2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

  5. 1 Peter 3:18Rank 5 from verse 15
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    18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

  6. Isaiah 53:10Rank 6 from verse 15
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    10¶ Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

  7. 1 Timothy 2:5–6Rank 7 from verse 15
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    5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

    6Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

  8. Zechariah 13:7Rank 8 from verse 15
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    7¶ Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

  9. 1 Peter 2:24Rank 9 from verse 15
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    24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

  10. Ephesians 5:2Rank 10 from verse 15
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    2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

  11. John 10:17–18Rank 11 from verse 15
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    17Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.

    18No 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.

  12. John 15:13Rank 12 from verse 15
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    13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

  13. Matthew 20:28Rank 13 from verse 15
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    28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

  14. Daniel 9:26Rank 14 from verse 15
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    26And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

  15. Isaiah 53:4–6Rank 15 from verse 15
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    4¶ Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

    5But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

    6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

  16. Isaiah 53:8Rank 16 from verse 15
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    8He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

  17. John 1:18Rank 17 from verse 15
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    18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

  18. John 17:25Rank 18 from verse 15
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    25O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

  19. John 6:46Rank 19 from verse 15
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    46Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.

  20. John 8:55Rank 20 from verse 15
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    55Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.

  21. Luke 10:21Rank 21 from verse 15
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    21¶ In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

  22. Galatians 3:13Rank 22 from verse 15
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    13Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

  23. Revelation 5:2–9Rank 23 from verse 15
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    2And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

    3And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.

    4And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.

    5And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

    6And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

    7And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.

    8And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

    9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

  24. Titus 2:14Rank 24 from verse 15
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    14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

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John 10:14

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shepherd

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Sense 1: One who tends and cares for sheep. Sense 2: Figuratively, one who leads or cares for people.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sheep

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Sense 1: Flock animals kept for wool, food, and sacrifice. Sense 2: Figuratively, people pictured as a flock or as needing a shepherd.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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John 10:15

COMBINED MEANING

father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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lay

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Sense 1: To put, place, set, arrange, deposit, apply, establish, impose, or cause to be in a stated position or condition. Sense 2: As the past tense of lie, to recline, rest, be situated, or remain in a state. Sense 3: In lay with, to have sexual relations. Sense 4: To press or bear upon. Sense 5: In lay up, lay by, or lay in store, to keep, store, or treasure; in lay wait, lay snares, lay an ambush, or lay siege, to prepare or set. Sense 6: In lay hold or lay hands on, to seize, take, apprehend, or touch. Sense 7: In lay down one's life, to surrender or give it; in lay aside, lay apart, or lay away, to remove, reject, or put off.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sheep

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Sense 1: Flock animals kept for wool, food, and sacrifice. Sense 2: Figuratively, people pictured as a flock or as needing a shepherd.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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10:7Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

10:8All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

10:9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

10:10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

10:11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

10:12But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

10:13The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

10:14I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

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10:15As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.

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10:16And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

10:17Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.

10:18No 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.

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