• John 10:18
    The Bible in Living English

    • 18 Nobody has deprived me of it, but I lay it down of my own accord. I am authorized to lay it down and I am authorized to take it again; I was given this commission by my Father.”

  • John 10:18
    American Standard Version

    • 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.

  • John 10:18
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 18 No one forced it from me, But I lay it down of myself,—Authority have I to lay it down, And authority have I again to receive it: This commandment received I from my Father.

  • John 10:18
    King James Version

    • 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.