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Οὐδεὶς αἴρει αὐτὴν ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ, ἀλλ’ ἐγὼ τίθημι αὐτὴν ἀπ’ ἐμαυτοῦ· ἐξουσίαν ἔχω θεῖναι αὐτήν, καὶ ἐξουσίαν ἔχω πάλιν λαβεῖν αὐτήν· ταύτην τὴν ἐντολὴν ἔλαβον παρὰ τοῦ Πατρός μου. (John 10:18)

No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it again. This command I received from my Father.

This verse forms a syntactic and theological masterpiece where every verb bears the weight of divine autonomy. The central claim—οὐδεὶς αἴρει αὐτὴν ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ—establishes the independence of Christ’s action: “No one takes it from me.”… Learn Koine Greek