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 do not believe because you are not of My sheep. 27My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. 29My 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. 30I and the Father 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

• and I giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• eternalαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• to them, and they will neverοὐou · noG3756
• to them, and they will neverμήmē · notG3361
• perishἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• oneτιςtis · oneG5100
• will snatchἁρπάζωharpazō · to seizeG726
• them out of My handχείρcheir · handG5495

Cross-references for John 10:28

• John 3:16“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
• John 5:39You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me;
• John 6:27Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal.”
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies,
• John 17:2even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, that to all whom You have given Him, He may give eternal life.
• Romans 5:21so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• 1 Timothy 1:16Yet for this reason I found mercy, so that in me as the foremost, Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
• 1 John 2:25This is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life.
• 1 John 5:13These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
• Jude 1:21keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.
• John 3:15so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.
• John 4:14but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”
• John 5:24“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
• John 6:37All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out.
• John 14:19After a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; because I live, you will live also.

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