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John 10:28-29. English Standard Version. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me,[a]is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. Read full chapter.
The eternal life granted by Jesus to His "sheep"—to true believers (John 3:16–18)—cannot and will not ever be stolen, revoked, or lost. This same Greek phrase also echoes Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus (John 3:16).
1. What does the parable of the shepherd and the sheep reveal about the nature of Jesus' relationship with His followers? 2. How does Jesus' role as the gate for the sheep relate to themes of salvation and protection? 3. In what ways does Jesus distinguish Himself from the hired hands in His role as the Good Shepherd? 4.
3. (John 10:7-10) The true shepherd protects and promotes life; the false shepherds take away life. Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door.
Here as in John 3:15, John 5:24 and often, the gift of eternal life is regarded as already possessed by the faithful. It is not a promise, the fulfilment of which depends upon man’s conduct, but a gift, the retention of which depends upon ourselves.
What does John 10:28 mean? Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
John chapter 10. English Standard Version. 1 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens.
