John
John 10:27–29
27My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. 28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. 29My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
John 10:27
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My | ἐμὰ | ema | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 1st Person Plural | G1699 mine |
| sheep | πρόβατα | probata | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G4263 a sheep |
| listen to | ἀκούουσιν | akouousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| voice | φωνῆς | phōnēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5456 a sound, noise, voice |
| I | κἀγὼ | kagō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G2504 I also, I too |
| know | γινώσκω | ginōskō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| them | αὐτά | auta | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they follow | ἀκολουθοῦσίν | akolouthousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G190 I accompany, attend, follow |
| Me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
John 10:28
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | κἀγὼ | kagō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G2504 I also, I too |
| give | δίδωμι | didōmi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| eternal | αἰώνιον | aiōnion | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G166 eternal, unending |
| life | ζωὴν | zōēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2222 life |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they will never perish | ἀπόλωνται | apolōntai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing |
| No | οὐχ | ouch | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| one | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| can snatch | ἁρπάσει | harpasei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G726 I seize, snatch, obtain by robbery |
| them | αὐτὰ | auta | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| out of | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| hand | χειρός | cheiros | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5495 a hand |
John 10:29
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Father | Πατήρ | Patēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| who | ὃ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| has given | δέδωκέν | dedōken | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| to Me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| greater | μεῖζόν | meizon | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative | G3173 large, great |
| than all | πάντων | pantōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| No one | οὐδεὶς | oudeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| can | δύναται | dynatai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| snatch | ἁρπάζειν | harpazein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G726 I seize, snatch, obtain by robbery |
| out of | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| Father’s | Πατρός | Patros | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| hand | χειρὸς | cheiros | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5495 a hand |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 10:27 John 10:16 · John 10:14 · Revelation 3:20 · 1 Corinthians 8:3 · John 10:3–4 · Hebrews 3:7 · John 5:25 · John 8:12 · John 10:8 · Galatians 4:9 · John 12:26 · John 8:43
John 10:28 John 6:39–40 · John 6:37 · John 3:15–16 · Hebrews 7:25 · Romans 8:29 · John 18:9 · Isaiah 54:17 · Philippians 1:6 · John 4:14 · 1 John 2:25 · Romans 8:1 · Jude 1:24
John 10:29 John 6:37 · John 17:9 · John 17:2 · John 14:28 · Malachi 1:14 · John 17:11 · John 17:6 · Exodus 18:11 · Psalm 145:3 · Daniel 4:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.