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Iἐγὼandκαὶthe Fatherὁ πατὴρareἐσμενone.”ἕν
John 10:30
Study it in the app“I and the Father are one.””
He says he and the Father are one; his hearers accuse him of making himself GodWho Jesus Is
With the Greek beneath
John 10:30, word by word
- the Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- areἐσμενesmen
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esmen” appears- oneἕνhen
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “hen” appears
Translation note
“One” is neuter (hen), not masculine: literally “one thing,” not “one person.” The text does not say what that unity consists in; it can be understood as in what they are and do.
The context
29My Father —what he has given me is greater than all, and no one can snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
30 · This verse (above)
31The Jews again picked up stones to stone him.
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?