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 listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand. 29My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can snatch them from my Father’s hand. 30The 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 3:16For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
• John 5:39You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me,
• John 6:27Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life – the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies,
• John 17:2just as you have given him authority over all humanity, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him.
• Romans 5:21so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Romans 6:23For the payoff of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• 1 Timothy 1:16But here is why I was treated with mercy: so that in me as the worst, Christ Jesus could demonstrate his utmost patience, as an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life.
• 1 John 2:25Now this is the promise that he himself made to us: eternal life.
• 1 John 5:13I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
• Jude 1:21maintain yourselves in the love of God, while anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings eternal life.
• John 3:15so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”
• John 4:14But whoever drinks some of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.”
• John 5:24“I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life.
• John 6:37Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never send away.
• John 14:19In a little while the world will not see me any longer, but you will see me; because I live, you will live too.

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
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• Perseverance of the saints
• Sanctify
• Thief
• Agrapha
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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