Albert Barnes Commentary John 10:15

"even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep." — John 10:15 (ASV)

As the Father knoweth me, etc. See Barnes, Matthew 11:27.

See Barnes, Luke 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 John 10:17-18.