KJV King James Version
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 10:28
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
WEB World English Bible
I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
ASV American Standard Version
and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and life age-during I give to them, and they shall not perish—to the age, and no one shall pluck them out of my hand;
Surrounding context — John 10
25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.
26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave [them] me, is greater than all; and no [man] is able to pluck [them] out of my Father’s hand.
30 I and [my] Father are one.
31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
κἀγὼG1473 · egōI/weδίδωμιG1325 · didōmito giveαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heζωὴνG2222 · zōēlifeαἰώνιον,G166 · aiōnioseternalκαὶG2532 · kaiandοὐG3756 · ounoμὴG3361 · mēnotἀπόλωνταιG622 · apolluōto destroyεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoαἰῶνα,G165 · aiōnan age: ageκαὶG2532 · kaiandοὐχG3756 · ounoἁρπάσειG726 · harpazōto seizeτιςG5100 · tisoneαὐτὰG846 · autosit/s/heἐκG1537 · ekout fromτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoχειρόςG5495 · cheirhandμου.G3165 · meme
Cross-references
John 6:39-40And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.John 6:37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.John 3:15-16That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.Hebrews 7:25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.Romans 8:29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.John 18:9That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.Isaiah 54:17No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD.Philippians 1:6Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:John 4:14But whosoever 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.1 John 2:25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, [even] eternal life.Romans 8:1[There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.Jude 1:24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present [you] faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,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.John 5:24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would [no doubt] have continued with us: but [they went out], that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.1 John 5:11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.1 Peter 1:5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.Jude 1:21Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
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