The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τοῦτόtoutoThereforeοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Therefore”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.ThereforeμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πατὴρpatērfatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.ἀγαπᾷagapato loveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.ὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iτίθημιtithēmilay downτίθημιverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “lay down”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.lay downτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχήνpsuchēnlifeψυχή (psuchē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.This verse uses “life”.lifeμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatπάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.againλάβωlabōto takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “to take”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.αὐτήνautēnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'Because of this doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that again I may take it;
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American Standard Version (1901)
Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
Young’s Literal Translation
'Because of this doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that again I may take it;
World English Bible
Therefore the Father loves me , because I lay down my life , that I may take it again .
Darby Translation
On this account the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it again.
Douay-Rheims
Therefore doth the Father love me: because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
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