# John 10.18 **Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 16. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice: and they shall become one flock, one shepherd. 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? (John 10:16-20, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 16. I have other sheep, which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd. 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?” (John 10:16-20, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 16. And 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. 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? (John 10:16-20, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 16. and other sheep I have that are not of this fold, these also it behoveth me to bring, and my voice they will hear, and there shall become one flock, one shepherd. 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?' (John 10:16-20, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Animal Sacrifice Objection Defeater](/codex/animal-sacrifice-objection-defeater/) - [Cursed Messiah Objection Defeater](/codex/cursed-messiah-objection-defeater/) - [Did Jesus Send Muhammad Dilemma Argument](/codex/did-jesus-send-muhammad-dilemma-argument/), via [John 10.17-18](/codex/john-10-17-18/) - [Jesus is Not a Human Sacrifice (Defeater)](/codex/jesus-is-not-a-human-sacrifice-defeater/) - [Jesus's Sacrifice Was Not Real Because He Rose Objection Defeater](/codex/jesuss-sacrifice-was-not-real-because-he-rose-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.17-18](/codex/john-10-17-18/) - [No One Can Die For Another Objection Defeater](/codex/no-one-can-die-for-another-objection-defeater/) - [OT vs NT God Objection Defeater](/codex/ot-vs-nt-god-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.17-18](/codex/john-10-17-18/) **Concepts:** - [Atheism](/codex/atheism/) - [Christ vs Other Religion-Founders](/codex/christ-vs-other-religion-founders/) - [Christs Deity](/codex/christs-deity/) - [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 10](/codex/john-10/) - [Penal Substitutionary Atonement](/codex/penal-substitutionary-atonement/) **Lexicon:** - [G1453 - egeiro](/codex/g1453-egeiro/), via [John 10.17-18](/codex/john-10-17-18/) - [H1350 - goel](/codex/h1350-goel/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.