Verse 15. As the Father knoweth me, &c. See Barnes |Mt 11:27|
See Barnes |Lu 10:22|.
I lay down my life for the sheep. That is, I give my life as an atoning sacrifice for their sins. I die in their place, to redeem them from sin, and danger, and death. See Joh 10:17,18.
{n} |As the Father| Mt 11:27 {o} |I lay down| Joh 15:13; Isa 53:4,5