John 10:28

John 10:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
• New International Version (NIV)I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.

Context of John 10:28

26But you refuse to believe, because you are not my sheep. 27My sheep recognize my voice. I know them and they follow me. I give them life for ever with God. They will never die. Nobody can ever take them away from me. 29My Father has given them to me. He is greater than all things. Nobody can ever take my sheep out of my Father's hand. 30My Father and I are one.’

John 10:28 word by word

κἀγὼ δίδωμι αὐτοῖς ζωὴν αἰώνιον, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ οὐχ ἁρπάσει τις αὐτὰ ἐκ τῆς χειρός μου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Iκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504
• giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• eternalαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• they shallἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• neverοὐou · noG3756
• neverμήmē · notG3361
• ·εἰςeis · towardG1519
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·αἰώνaiōn · an age: eternityG165
• shallἁρπάζωharpazō · to seizeG726
• anyτιςtis · oneG5100
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• handχείρcheir · handG5495

Cross-references for John 10:28

• John 3:16God loved the people in the world so much that he gave his one and only Son to save them. As a result, everyone who believes in the Son will not die. Instead, they will live for ever with God.’
• John 5:39You study carefully what the Bible teaches. You think that those books will give you life with God. And it is true, those books do speak about who I am.
• John 6:27Do not work only for that kind of food. It soon becomes spoiled. Instead, work to get the food that continues for ever. That kind of food gives you life with God. The Son of Man will give this food to you. God, the Father, has given the Son authority to do this.’
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, ‘I have authority over death. I raise dead people, and I give people true life. Anyone who believes in me will live. Even if that person dies, he will continue to live.
• John 17:2You gave me authority over all people. You did this so that I could give people life for ever. Those are the people that you gave to me.
• Romans 5:21We see that sin ruled people's lives and brought death to them. But God's gift makes people right with him, and that is what rules their lives. People receive that gift because God is kind. As a result, they will have life with God for ever, because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done.
• Romans 6:23If you serve sin as your master, it will pay you with death. But if you belong to our Lord Jesus Christ, God gives you a gift! That gift is life with God for ever.
• 1 Timothy 1:16But God was kind to me. Christ Jesus showed that he was completely patient with me, the worst person. That was an example to those people who would later believe in him. They would believe and receive life for ever with God.
• 1 John 2:25That is the real life that continues for ever. And that is what God has promised to give to us.
• 1 John 5:13I have written these things to you who believe that Jesus is the Son of God. I want you to know that you have true life with God for ever.
• Jude 1:21Continue to live in a way that shows God's love. As you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to come, remember that he is very kind. Because of that, you will have life with God for ever.
• John 3:15As a result, everyone who believes him will be able to live for ever with God.
• John 4:14But I can give people a different kind of water. Everyone who drinks that kind of water will never get thirsty again. The water that I give them will become like a well inside them. That well will continue to provide water that gives them life for ever with God.’
• John 5:24I tell you this: Everyone who hears my message should believe in the Father who sent me. If they believe in me, they will have life for ever with God. God will not say that they are guilty. They are no longer under the power of death. Instead, they have life with God.
• John 6:37Everyone that the Father gives to me will come to me. When anyone comes to me, I will never send that person away.
• John 14:19Soon, the people who belong to this world will not see me any more. But you will see me. Because I continue to live, you also will live.

Commentaries on John 10:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28They shall never perish - Why? Because they hear my voice, and follow me; therefore I know, I approve of and love them, and give them eternal life. They who continue to hear Christ's voice, and to follow him, shall never perish. They give themselves up to God - believe so on Jesus that he lives in their hearts: God hath given unto them eternal life, and this life is in his Son; and he that hath the Son hath life, 1 John 5:11, 1 John 5:12. Now it is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28I give unto them eternal life - See John 5:24. Shall never perish - To perish here means to be destroyed, or to be punished in hell. Matthew 10:28; “which is able to destroy (the same word) both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 18:14; “it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.” John 3:15; “that whosoever believeth in him should not perish” Romans 2:12; They who have sinned without law shall also…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

Topics related to John 10:28

• Heaven
• Immortality
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Life
• Perseverance
• Power
• Righteous
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Eternal life
• Faith
• Fold
• Lay
• Perseverance of the saints
• Sanctify
• Thief
• Agrapha
• Election
• God

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