John 10:18 · WEB
“No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father."”
— John 10:18
Era
Life of Jesus (~30 AD)
Emotion
deciding
Type
narrative
Emotional genome
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