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and Iκἀγὼgiveδίδωμιthemαὐτοῖςeternalαἰώνιονlife,ζωὴνandκαὶthey will neverοὐ μὴperish,ἀπόλωνταιever;εἰς τὸν αἰῶναandκαὶno oneοὐχ τιςwill snatchἁρπάσειthemαὐτὰout ofἐκmy hand.τῆς χειρός μου
John 10:28
Study it in the app“and I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, ever; and no one will snatch them out of my hand.”
Jesus says no one will snatch his sheep from his handGraceThe sheep hear Jesus' voice and follow him; no one will snatch them from his handFollowing JesusJesus tells his sheep he gives them eternal life and no one will snatch them awayDeath and Eternal Life
With the Greek beneath
John 10:28, word by word
- and Iκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears- giveδίδωμιdidōmi
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “didōmi” appears- eternalαἰώνιονaiōnion
eternal
Without end, like the life God gives.
Where else “aiōnion” appears- lifeζωὴνzōēn
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēn” appears- perishἀπόλωνταιapolōntai
perish
To die, or be cut off from God forever.
Where else “apolōntai” appears- everαἰῶναaiōna
forever
Time without end.
Where else “aiōna” appears- will snatchἁρπάσειharpasei
snatch
Snatch, carry off by force.
Where else “harpasei” appears- my handχειρόςcheiros
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiros” appears
The context
27My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me;
28 · This verse (above)
29My Father —what he has given me is greater than all, and no one can snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
To study John 10 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus says, “I am the good shepherd.” What does the good shepherd do for the sheep, and how is he different from the hired hand? (vv. 11-15)
2. What it means
Jesus says the sheep hear his voice and he knows them (vv. 3-4, 27). What kind of relationship does that show between him and those who follow him?
3. How I live it
Jesus says he came so that they may have life in abundance (v. 10). In what part of your life do you need to hear his voice today?