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|Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.

|Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.

|Here is why the Father loves me; because I lay my life down so that I can take it up again.

|Here is why the Father loves me; because I give my life so that I can take it back again.

|This is ONE of the things the Father loves about the Son. δια τουτο does not usually indicate the SOLE reason, but simply one of the reasons.

|This is ONE of the things the Father loves about the Son. While it can indicate the main reason, δια τουτο does not usually indicate the SOLE reason. Again, "life" is psuche.

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|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.

|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.

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|No one takes it from me, but rather, I myself give it. I have the authority to give it, and I have the authority to take it back afterward. This is the command I have freely taken from my Father's side.

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|Lambano is active in the last sentence, not passive. When used of "commands" or "instructions," it indicates that we WANT to obey the command, that we are freely and actively TRYING to do the command we have been given, NOT that we have "grabbed" it or stolen it. The key thing is that it is not PASSIVE ("I have received"), but active, showing our intentional and enthusiastic involvement in wanting to fulfill the command. Jesus didn't die on the cross SIMPLY because the Father told Him to do it, but He actively and enthusiastically WANTED to do the will of the Father, to die and be resurrected, so that humanity could be reconciled to God.

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