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 ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said to you. 27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give to them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my hand. 29My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. 30I and my 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

• Iκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504
• giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• eternalαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• shallἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• neverοὐ μήou mē · neverG3364
• neverεἰςeis · towardG1519
• neverαἰώνaiōn · an age: eternityG165
• neitherοὐou · noG3756
• shallἁρπάζωharpazō · to seizeG726
• anyτιςtis · oneG5100
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• myμοῦmou · of meG3450
• handχείρcheir · handG5495

Cross-references for John 10:28

• John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
• John 5:39Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
• John 6:27Labour not for the food which perisheth, but for that food which endureth to everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give to you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
• John 17:2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
• Romans 5:21That as sin hath reigned to death, even so might grace reign through righteousness to eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• 1 Timothy 1:16However for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them who should believe on him to life everlasting.
• 1 John 2:25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
• 1 John 5:13These things have I written to you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
• Jude 1:21Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.
• John 3:15That whoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
• John 4:14But whoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
• John 5:24Verily, verily, I say to you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but hath passed from death to life.
• John 6:37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will by no means cast out.
• John 14:19Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall 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