John 10:28 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. ”

• John 10:28 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  I give unto them eternal life - See John 5:24 . Shall never perish - To perish here means to be destroyed, or to be punished in hell. Matthew 10:28 ; “which is able to destroy (the same wor...

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• John 10:28 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Feast of the Dedication. Mg., At that time suggests a closer connexion with what precedes than the old reading And. But in any case the notes of time are not precise. The Feast of the Dedicat...

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• John 10:28 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  eternal . Greek aionios. App-151. never . by no means (Greek. ou me. App-105) unto the age (Greek. eis ton aiona. App-151). neither . and not (Greek. ou. App-105). pluck . snatch. See...

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• John 10:28 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  28. And they shall never perish. It is an inestimable fruit of faith, that Christ bids us be convinced of our security when we are brought by faith into his fold. But we must also observe on...

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• John 10:28 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1665 SECURITY OF CHRIST’S SHEEP John 10:27-28 . My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither sh...

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• John 10:28 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. They shall never perish - Why? Because they hear my voice, and follow me; therefore...

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• John 10:28 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  But ye believe not, &c.— "The reason why you disbelieve me, is not becausethe proofs of my mission are insufficient, but because you are not of a humble teachable disposition, free from worldly...

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• John 10:28 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. And I give unto them eternal life - not 'I will,' but 'I do give' it them: it...

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• John 10:28 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Good Shepherd. The Feast of the Dedication 1-18. Allegories of the Fold and of the Good Shepherd. This chapter continues Christ's discourse to His Pharisaic disciples begun at John 9:39 . His...

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• John 10:28 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  The reference to those who believe not because they were not of His sheep, introduces the contrast between them and those who were, and the position of the true members of the flock is expanded in th...

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• John 10:28 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 22 JESUS, SON OF GOD. “And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem: it was winter; and Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon's porch. The Jews therefore came round about Him,...

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• John 10:28 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Our Assurance of Safe-Keeping John 10:19-30 Our Lord did not shrink from the avowal of His divine origin and glory, when there was need or when they were challenged. See John 4:26 ; Matthew 2...

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• John 10:28 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Continuing, He gave a more detailed picture of that coming order. There was to be a fold, with a door. There was to be a flock, with a shepherd. Entrance to the fold would be by the door. The flock w...

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• John 10:28 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  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...

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• John 10:28 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  A CLUSTER OF GRAPES ‘I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My Hand.’ John 10:28 Here we have an illustration of the vast privile...

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• John 10:28 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And I give unto them eternal life ,.... Christ gives eternal life to his sheep, or people now; he gives them a spiritual life, or a life of grace, which issues in eternal life; he gives them himself...

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• John 10:28 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. Ver. 28. They shall never perish ] This is the good Shepherd's promise: is he no...

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• John 10:28 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  My sheep hear my voice , &c. Our Lord still alludes to the discourse he had had before this festival. As if he had said, My sheep are those who, 1st, Hear my voice by faith; 2d, Are known (t...

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• John 10:28 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE SHEEPFOLD AND THE SHEPHERD (vs.1-18) Now the Lord speaks in parabolic form, again in verse 1 doubly pressing the truth of His words. One climbing the fence of the sheepfold (rather then enter...

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• John 10:28 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ's Conference with the Jews.       22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.   23 And Jesus walked...

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• John 10:28 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  I do give them, and I will give them, eternal life; as soon as they shall come to hear, and believe my voice, and to follow me, they shall have a sure right and title to it; and when my Father by his...

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• John 10:28 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Feast of Dedication ( John 10:22-42 ).

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• John 10:28 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 10:22-38 . Our Lord’s utterances at the feast of dedication on His oneness with the Father, etc. —This feast (τὰ ἐγκαίνια—the Encænia) was post-exilic in its...

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• John 10:28 - Scofield Reference Notes

  never Or, in no wise ever perish. Compare ( John 6:37 ).

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• John 10:28 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 10:1 . Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. The positiveness of our Lord's t...

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• John 10:28 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  John 10:1 . He that entereth not by the door is a thief and a robber. After the scribes had formed a plot against the life of the good shepherd, he told them that they were not the children of Abr...

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• John 10:28 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Then came the Jews round about Him The scene and circumstances Here in this bright colonnade, decked for the feast with glittering trophies, Jesus was walking up and down, quietly, and apparent...

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• John 10:28 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION John 10:1-43 5. Christ the Shepherd of the flock of God . The discourse which now follows was the Lord's parabolic or allegoric reply to the conduct of the Pharisaic malign...

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• John 10:28 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Christ's Sermon at the Feast of Dedication. The testimony of Jesus concerning Himself:

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• John 10:28 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 John 2:19 ; 1 John 2:25 ; 1 John 5:13 ; 1 John 5:13-20 ; 1 John 5:18 ; 1 Peter 1:5 ; 1 Samuel 2:9 ; 1 Timothy 1:16 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:13 ; 2 Timothy 1:12 ; Acts 7:59 ; Colossians 3:3 ;...

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