# John 10.27-29

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 25. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">I told you, and ye believe not: the works that I do in my Father's name, these bear witness of me.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep.</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>**
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> 30. <span class="rl-speech">I and the Father are one.</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">The Jews took up stones again to stone him.</span> (John 10:25-31, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 25. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">“I told you, and you don’t believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name, these testify about me.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">But you don’t believe, because you are not of my sheep, as I told you.</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>**
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> 30. <span class="rl-speech">I and the Father are one.”</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">Therefore Jews took up stones again to stone him.</span> (John 10:25-31, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 25. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.</span>**
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> 30. <span class="rl-speech">I and my Father are one.</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.</span> (John 10:25-31, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 25. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">'I told you, and ye do not believe; the works that I do in the name of my Father, these testify concerning me;</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">but ye do not believe, for ye are not of my sheep,</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">according as I said to you: My sheep my voice do hear, and I know them, and they follow me,</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">and life age-during I give to them, and they shall not perish, to the age, and no one shall pluck them out of my hand;</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">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;</span>**
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> 30. <span class="rl-speech">I and the Father are one.'</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">Therefore, again, did the Jews take up stones that they may stone him;</span> (John 10:25-31, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G0166 - aionios](/codex/g0166-aionios/), *aionios*, Strong's G0166
- [G0622 - apollymi](/codex/g0622-apollymi/), *apollymi*, Strong's G0622
- [G0165 - aion](/codex/g0165-aion/), *aion*, Strong's G0165
- [G2222 - zoe](/codex/g2222-zoe/), *zoe*, Strong's G2222
- [G1097 - ginosko](/codex/g1097-ginosko/), *ginosko*, Strong's G1097
- [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), *pater*, Strong's G3962

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Allah Predestines Child to Hell Objection Defeater](/codex/allah-predestines-child-to-hell-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.28](/codex/john-10-28/), [John 10.28-29](/codex/john-10-28-29/)
- [Conditional Immortality from Text-First Method](/codex/conditional-immortality-from-text-first-method/), via [John 10.28](/codex/john-10-28/)

**Concepts:**

- [Calvinism](/codex/calvinism/), via [John 10.28-29](/codex/john-10-28-29/)
- [Calvinism vs Arminianism vs Molinism vs Open Theism](/codex/calvinism-vs-arminianism-vs-molinism-vs-open-theism/), via [John 10.28-29](/codex/john-10-28-29/)
- [Canon](/codex/canon/), via [John 10.27](/codex/john-10-27/)
- [Canons of Dort](/codex/canons-of-dort/), via [John 10.28-29](/codex/john-10-28-29/)
- [Conditional Immortality](/codex/conditional-immortality/), via [John 10.28](/codex/john-10-28/)
- [Hearing God](/codex/hearing-god/), via [John 10.27](/codex/john-10-27/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 10](/codex/john-10/)
- [Verses on Gods Goodness and Human Worth](/codex/verses-on-gods-goodness-and-human-worth/), via [John 10.27](/codex/john-10-27/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0622 - apollymi](/codex/g0622-apollymi/), via [John 10.28-29](/codex/john-10-28-29/)
- [G1097 - ginosko](/codex/g1097-ginosko/), via [John 10.27](/codex/john-10-27/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.