John 10:27-30
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
27 My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father’s hand.[a] 30 The Father and I are one.”
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- John 10:29 Other ancient authorities read My Father who has given them to me is greater than all, and no one can snatch them out of the Father’s hand
John 10:27-30
Authorized (King James) Version
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.
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John 10:27-30
New English Translation
27 My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give[a] them eternal life, and they will never perish;[b] no one will snatch[c] them from my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all,[d] and no one can snatch[e] them from my Father’s hand. 30 The Father and I[f] are one.”[g]
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- John 10:28 tn Grk “And I give.”
- John 10:28 tn Or “will never die” or “will never be lost.”
- John 10:28 tn Or “no one will seize.”
- John 10:29 tn Or “is superior to all.”
- John 10:29 tn Or “no one can seize.”
- John 10:30 tn Grk “I and the Father.” The order has been reversed to reflect English style.
- John 10:30 tn The phrase ἕν ἐσμεν (hen esmen) is a significant assertion with trinitarian implications. ἕν is neuter, not masculine, so the assertion is not that Jesus and the Father are one person, but one “thing.” Identity of the two persons is not what is asserted, but essential unity (unity of essence).
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