John 10:29

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 recognize my voice. I know them and they follow me. 28I give them life for ever with God. They will never die. Nobody can ever take them away from me. My 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.’ 31Then the Jewish leaders picked up stones again to throw at Jesus so that they could kill him.

John 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Fatherὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• gaveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• greater thanμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• noοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• is able toδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• pluckἁρπάζωharpazō · to seizeG726
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• handχείρcheir · handG5495

Cross-references for John 10:29

• 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 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.
• John 14:28You heard me say to you, “I will go away, but I will return to you.” If you loved me, you would be happy because of that. You would be happy because I will go to the Father. And he is greater than I am.
• Exodus 18:11Now I know that the Lord is greater than all other gods. He destroyed the proud Egyptians when they were cruel to his people.’
• Psalms 145:3Clearly the Lord is great! He is so great that we cannot understand it.
• Daniel 4:3His miracles show his great strength. They are very powerful. His kingdom will continue for ever. He will always rule.
• Malachi 1:14‘You may promise to offer to me a valuable male animal from among your sheep. But then you change your mind. Instead, you offer to me an animal that has no value. I will surely punish you when you cheat me like that. Remember that I am a great king. People of all nations in the world respect my name with fear.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says.

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