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18 No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down[a] of my own free will.[b] I have the authority[c] to lay it down, and I have the authority[d] to take it back again. This commandment[e] I received from my Father.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 10:18 tn Or “give it up.”
  2. John 10:18 tn Or “of my own accord.” “Of my own free will” is given by BDAG 321 s.v. ἐμαυτοῦ c.
  3. John 10:18 tn Or “I have the right.”
  4. John 10:18 tn Or “I have the right.”
  5. John 10:18 tn Or “order.”