American Standard Version
John 10:29
29My Father, who hath given them unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
John 10:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.
- New International Version (NIV)My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
Context of John 10:29
27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who hath given them unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. 30I and the Father are one. 31The Jews took up stones again to stone him.
Read all of John 10John 10:29 word by word
ὁ πατήρ μου ὃ δέδωκέν μοι πάντων μεῖζόν ἐστιν, καὶ οὐδεὶς δύναται ἁρπάζειν ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς τοῦ πατρόςRead the interlinear
Cross-references for John 10:29
- John 6:37All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
- John 17:2even as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that to all whom thou hast given him, he should give eternal life.
- John 14:28Ye heard how I said to you, I go away, and I come unto you. If ye loved me, ye would have rejoiced, because I go unto the Father: for the Father is greater than I.
- Exodus 18:11Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; yea, in the thing wherein they dealt proudly against them.
- Psalms 145:3Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised; And his greatness is unsearchable.
- Daniel 4:3How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
- Malachi 1:14But cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the Gentiles.
Commentaries on John 10:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29My Father - is greater than all - More powerful than all the united energies of men and demons. He who loves God must be happy; and he who fears him need fear nothing on this side eternity.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Which gave them me - See John 6:37. Is greater - Is more powerful. Than all - Than all others - men, angels, devils. The word includes everything - everything that could attempt to pluck them away from God; in other words, it means that God is supreme. It implies, further, that God will keep them, and will so control all other beings and things that they shall be safe. None is able - None has power to do it. In these two verses we are taught the following…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 All who have any thing to say to Christ, may find him in the temple. Christ would make us to believe; we make ourselves doubt. The Jews understood his meaning, but could not form his words into a full charge against him. He described the gracious disposition and happy state of his sheep; they heard and believed his word, followed him as his faithful disciples, and none of them should perish; for the Son and the Father were one. Thus he was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-29As the good shepherd, Jesus would die for his sheep and protect them from all predators and thieves (10:1, 8, 11; see Ezekiel 34:22–23). The Father's power, shown through Jesus, keeps his sheep safe. No one can steal from Jesus those who trust in him. This is because no one is stronger than Jesus. Their security depends on Christ, not their own efforts. The word translated as snatch suggests violence (as in John 6:15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3027-30. My sheep hear my voice, &c.--(See on Joh 10:8).Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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