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John 10:28

John 10:28
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

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,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

I give unto them eternal life - See Joh 5:24. Shall never perish - To perish here means to be destroyed, or to be punished in hell. Mat 10:28; “which is able to destroy (the same word) both soul and…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

They shall never perish - Why? Because they hear my voice, and follow me; therefore I know, I approve of and love them, and give them eternal life. They who continue to hear Christ's voice, and to…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

John 10:22-38

We have here another rencounter between Christ and the Jews in the temple, in which it is hard to say which is more strange, the gracious words that came out of his mouth or the spiteful ones that…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

I give unto them Not - willgive." Here as in Joh 3:15; Joh 5:24 and often, the gift of eternal life is regarded as already possessed by the faithful. It is not a promise, the fulfilmentof which…