John 10:17-19

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁷ The Father loves me because I give my life. I give my life so that I can get it back again. ¹⁸ No one takes my life away from me. I give my own life freely. I have the right to give my life, and I have the right to get it back again. This is what the Father told me.”

¹⁹ Again the Jews were divided over what Jesus was saying.