And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
What does John 10:28 mean?
All who have any thing to say to Christ, may find him in the temple. Christ would make us to believe; we make ourselves doubt.
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Keep this verse inside John 10:27-29 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on John 10:28
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 word) both soul and body in hell." Matthew 18:14 ; "it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish." John 3:15 ; "that whosoever believeth in him should not perish" Romans 2:12 ; They who have sinned without law shall also perish without law" John 17:12 ; 1 Corinthians 1:18 .
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Context in John 10
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John 10 belongs to the middle movement of the book, especially the section often described as conflict and witness. John presents Jesus in contemplative, symbolic, and theological richness as the Word, Lamb, Light, Bread, Shepherd, Resurrection, Way, Vine, and Son. Read this chapter with the wider themes of incarnation, life, and light in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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