John 10:29
New International Version
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.

New Living Translation
for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand.

English Standard Version
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.

Berean Standard Bible
My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.

Berean Literal Bible
My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all, and no one is able to seize them out of the Father's hand.

King James Bible
My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

New King James Version
My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.

New American Standard Bible
My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.

NASB 1995
“My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.

NASB 1977
“My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.

Legacy Standard Bible
My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.

Amplified Bible
My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater and mightier than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.

Christian Standard Bible
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.

American Standard Version
My Father, who hath given them unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand.

Contemporary English Version
My Father gave them to me, and he is greater than all others. No one can snatch them from his hands,

English Revised Version
My Father, which hath given them unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than everyone else, and no one can tear them away from my Father.

Good News Translation
What my Father has given me is greater than everything, and no one can snatch them away from the Father's care.

International Standard Version
What my Father has given me is more important than anything, and no one can snatch it from the Father's hand.

Majority Standard Bible
My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father?s hand.

NET Bible
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can snatch them from my Father's hand.

New Heart English Bible
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand.

Webster's Bible Translation
My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than all; and none is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

Weymouth New Testament
What my Father has given me is more precious than all besides; and no one is able to wrest anything from my Father's hand.

World English Bible
My Father who has given them to me is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
My Father, who has given to Me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch out of the hand of My Father;

Berean Literal Bible
My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all, and no one is able to seize them out of the Father's hand.

Young's Literal Translation
my Father, who hath given to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to pluck out of the hand of my Father;

Smith's Literal Translation
My Father, who has given to me, is greater than all; and no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
That which my Father hath given me, is greater than all: and no one can snatch them out of the hand of my Father.

Catholic Public Domain Version
What my Father gave to me is greater than all, and no one is able to seize from the hand of my Father.

New American Bible
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can take them out of the Father’s hand.

New Revised Standard Version
What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father’s hand.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For my Father who gave them to me is greater than all; and no man can snatch anything from my Father’s hand.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“My Father who gave them to me is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch anything from my Father's hand.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than all; and no one is able to take them out of my Father's hand.

Godbey New Testament
The Father, who has given them unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to pluck them out of the hand of the Father.

Haweis New Testament
My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than all and no one shall pluck them out of my Father?s hand.

Mace New Testament
my father who gave them me, is greater than all: so that no one is able to force them out of my father's hand.

Weymouth New Testament
What my Father has given me is more precious than all besides; and no one is able to wrest anything from my Father's hand.

Worrell New Testament
My Father, Who hath given them to Me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand.

Worsley New Testament
My Father who gave them to me, is greater than all: and therefore none is able to force them out of my Father's hand.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Unbelief of the Jews
28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. 29My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30I and the Father are one.”…

Cross References
John 6:37-39
Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away. / For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me. / And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.

John 17:2
For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.

Romans 8:38-39
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, / neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Philippians 1:6
being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

1 Peter 1:5
who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

1 John 5:18
We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.

Ephesians 1:13-14
And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, / who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.

2 Timothy 1:12
For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.

Jude 1:24
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—

Matthew 28:18
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

Isaiah 43:13
Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”

Deuteronomy 32:39
See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.

Isaiah 49:16
Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.

Psalm 95:7
For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,

Psalm 100:3
Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.


Treasury of Scripture

My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

which.

John 6:37
All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

John 17:2,6,9,11
As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him…

is greater.

John 14:28
Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

Exodus 18:11
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.

Psalm 145:3
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

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John 10
1. Jesus is the door, and the good shepherd.
19. Diverse opinions of him.
23. He proves by his works that he is Jesus the Son of God;
31. escapes the Jews;
39. and goes again beyond Jordan, where many believe on him.














My Father
The phrase "My Father" signifies the intimate and unique relationship between Jesus and God. In the Greek, "Pater" is used, emphasizing a familial bond that is both personal and authoritative. This relationship is foundational to understanding the Trinity, where Jesus acknowledges God as His Father, highlighting both His divinity and His submission to the Father's will. Historically, this claim would have been radical to Jesus' Jewish audience, who revered God as the Father of Israel but did not claim such personal sonship.

who has given them to Me
This phrase underscores the divine sovereignty and the predetermined plan of salvation. The Greek word "dedoken" (has given) indicates a completed action, suggesting that the believers are a gift from the Father to the Son. This reflects the doctrine of election, where God, in His omniscience and omnipotence, has chosen those who will come to faith in Christ. It is a comforting assurance of the believer's security in God's eternal plan.

is greater than all
Here, the supremacy of God is declared. The Greek word "meizon" (greater) conveys not just size or power but also authority and preeminence. This statement affirms the monotheistic belief that God is above all creation, all powers, and all authorities. In a historical context, this would have been a profound assertion against the backdrop of Roman polytheism and the pantheon of gods, reinforcing the Christian belief in one sovereign God.

No one can snatch them
The phrase "No one can snatch them" provides a powerful assurance of the believer's security. The Greek word "harpasei" (snatch) implies a forceful or violent taking away. This imagery suggests that no external force, whether spiritual or physical, can remove the believers from their secure position in Christ. It is a promise of eternal security, emphasizing the strength and protection provided by God.

out of My Father’s hand
The imagery of "My Father’s hand" symbolizes protection, possession, and power. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the hand was often a symbol of strength and authority. The phrase assures believers of their secure position within the protective grasp of God. It echoes the Old Testament imagery of God as a shepherd who holds His flock securely, reinforcing the theme of divine care and eternal security found throughout Scripture.

(29) My Father, which gave them me (better, hath given them Me), is greater than all.--For the thought that they are given by the Father, comp. Note on John 6:37. Here our version has rightly made no limiting addition to "all" (comp. last verse). In the width of the word, which extends to every creature and to every power, and even to the Son in His subordination to the Father, the Father is thought of as greater than all. Again the thought mounts with each succeeding sentence: (1) "None shall pluck them out of My hand;" (2) "They are My Father's gifts, and He is greater than all;" (3) "None shall pluck them out of My Father's hand."

Verse 29. - The last statement is sustained by a still loftier assumption. Before translating, it is necessary to notice the three readings of the text.

(1) That of the T.R. and the Revisers' Text: My Father who gave (them) to me is greater than all the powers that can possibly be arrayed against them.

(2) The reading of א, D, With reference to that which my Father, One greater than all, gave me, and no one is able to pluck from the hand of the Father. Meyer, however, translates this differently; he supposes the μεῖζον to refer to the Father "a something greater, a greater potence." Westcott and Hort prefer the reading with and μείζον; and Westcott translates, That which my Father has given me is greater than all, and regards it as a reference to the sheep as a collective unity. The internal reasons compel Luthardt, Godet, and Lange to fall back on T.R., and surely the extraordinary strain of the meaning justifies them. Our Lord would sustain with even stronger assurance the safety of his sheep. The Father's gift to himself, the Father's own eternal love and power, the Divine omnipotence of the Lord God himself, is pledged to their security. "My hand" becomes "my Father's hand." He seems to say, "If you question my capacity, you need not question his power. Sacrilegious violence may apparently nail my hands to the cross; the sword may awake against Jehovah's Shepherd. But none can outwit, surprise, crucify, conquer, my Father, none can invalidate his care."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
My
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

Father
Πατήρ (Patēr)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

who
(ho)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

has given [them]
δέδωκέν (dedōken)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

to Me
μοι (moi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

greater
μεῖζόν (meizon)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative
Strong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense.

than all.
πάντων (pantōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

No one
οὐδεὶς (oudeis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing.

can
δύναται (dynatai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.

snatch [them]
ἁρπάζειν (harpazein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 726: To seize, snatch, obtain by robbery. From a derivative of haireomai; to seize.

out of
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

[My]
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Father’s
Πατρός (Patros)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

hand.
χειρὸς (cheiros)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 5495: A hand.


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