YHN 10:28 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) I give them life which will never end so they won’t ever be destroyed, and no one will be able to snatch them away from me.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And I give them eternal life, and they will certainly not perish into eternity, and no one will snatch any of them from my hand.

UST I enable them to live forever with God in heaven. No one can ever destroy them, and no one can ever take them away from me.

BSB I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.

MSB I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.

BLB And I give them eternal life, and never shall they perish to the age, and never will anyone seize them out of My hand.

AICNT and I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

OEB and I give them eternal life, and they will not be lost; nor will anyone snatch them out of my hands.

2DT and I give to them Era Life and they will never be destroyed into the Era and someone will not snatch them from my hand.

WEBBE I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand.

LSV and I give continuous life to them, and they will not perish—throughout the age, and no one will snatch them out of My hand;

FBV I give them eternal life; they shall never be lost, and no one can snatch them from me.[fn]

10:28 Literally, “out of my hand.” Similarly verse 29.

TCNT I give them eternal life, and they will certainly never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

T4T I will give them eternal life. No one will separate them from me, not ever. No one shall ever pull them away from belonging to me.

LEB And I give them eternal life, and they will never perish _⌊forever_⌋,[fn] and no one will seize them out of my hand.

10:28 Literally “for the age”

BBE And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand.

Moff and I give them eternal life; they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

Wymth I give them the Life of the Ages, and they shall never, never perish, nor shall any one wrest them from my hand.

ASV and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.

DRA And I give them life everlasting; and they shall not perish for ever, and no man shall pluck them out of my hand.

YLT 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;

Drby and I give them life eternal; and they shall never perish, and no one shall seize them out of my hand.

RV and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.

SLT And I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.

Wbstr And I give to them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my hand.

KJB-1769 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

KJB-1611 And I giue vnto them eternall life, and they shall neuer perish, neither shall any man plucke them out of my hand.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And I geue vnto them eternall lyfe, and they shal neuer perishe, neither shal any man plucke them out of my hande.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Gnva And I giue vnto them eternall life, and they shall neuer perish, neither shall any plucke them out of mine hand.
(And I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of mine hand. )

Cvdl And I geue the euerlastinge life, & they shal neuer perishe, and noma shal plucke the out of my hande.
(And I give the everlasting life, and they shall never perish, and noma shall pluck the out of my hand.)

TNT I geve vnto the eternall lyfe and they shall never perisshe nether shall eny man plucke the oute of my honde.
(I give unto the eternal life and they shall never perish neither shall any man pluck the out of my hand. )

Wycl And Y yyue to hem euerelastynge lijf, and thei schulen not perische with outen ende, and noon schal rauysche hem fro myn hoond.
(And I give to hem everlasting life, and they should not perish without end, and noon shall ravish/seize hem from mine hoond.)

Luth Und ich gebe ihnen das ewige Leben; und sie werden nimmermehr umkommen, und niemand wird sie mir aus meiner Hand reißen.
(And I give to_them the eternal life; and they/she/them become nevermore perish/die, and no_one becomes they/she/them to_me out_of mine hand tear/snatch.)

ClVg et ego vitam æternam do eis, et non peribunt in æternum, et non rapiet eas quisquam de manu mea.
(and I life eternal do to_them, and not/no they_will_perish in/into/on eternal, and not/no rapiet them anyone from/about by_hand my. )

UGNT κἀγὼ δίδωμι αὐτοῖς ζωὴν αἰώνιον, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται, εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ οὐχ ἁρπάσει τις αὐτὰ ἐκ τῆς χειρός μου.
(kagō didōmi autois zōaʸn aiōnion, kai ou maʸ apolōntai, eis ton aiōna, kai ouⱪ harpasei tis auta ek taʸs ⱪeiros mou.)

SBL-GNT κἀγὼ ⸂δίδωμι αὐτοῖς ζωὴν αἰώνιον⸃, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ οὐχ ἁρπάσει τις αὐτὰ ἐκ τῆς χειρός μου.
(kagō ⸂didōmi autois zōaʸn aiōnion⸃, kai ou maʸ apolōntai eis ton aiōna, kai ouⱪ harpasei tis auta ek taʸs ⱪeiros mou.)

RP-GNT κἀγὼ ζωὴν αἰώνιον δίδωμι αὐτοῖς· καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ οὐχ ἁρπάσει τις αὐτὰ ἐκ τῆς χειρός μου.
(kagō zōaʸn aiōnion didōmi autois; kai ou maʸ apolōntai eis ton aiōna, kai ouⱪ harpasei tis auta ek taʸs ⱪeiros mou.)

TC-GNT κἀγὼ [fn]ζωὴν αἰώνιον δίδωμι αὐτοῖς· καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ οὐχ ἁρπάσει τις αὐτὰ ἐκ τῆς χειρός μου.
(kagō zōaʸn aiōnion didōmi autois; kai ou maʸ apolōntai eis ton aiōna, kai ouⱪ harpasei tis auta ek taʸs ⱪeiros mou. )

10:28 ζωην αιωνιον διδωμι αυτοις 97% ¦ διδωμι αυτοις ζωην αιωνιον CT 1.7%

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 10:22–42: The Jewish leaders rejected Jesus

The Jewish leaders challenged Jesus to say clearly that he was the Messiah if he was. Jesus told them that he had told them but they did not believe him because they were not his sheep. He said that he gives his sheep eternal life and no one can take them from him.

Jesus also said that he was one with God the Father, so the religious authorities wanted to kill him. They said that this was blasphemy (speaking against God). Jesus said that it was not blasphemy because he was the one God sent into the world. He also said that God was in him and he was in God. His opponents again tried to seize him, and he again escaped from them.

Jesus then went back to the east side of the Jordan River, away from Jerusalem. Many followed him and believed in him.

Here are other possible section headings:

Some Jewish leaders wrongly said that Jesus spoke against God

Jewish leaders became very angry with Jesus

Jewish leaders challenged Jesus

Paragraph 10:25–30

Jesus answered those who were challenging him. He told them clearly that he was one with his Father.

10:28a

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish.

I give them spiritual life that never ends, and so they will never die spiritually.
I cause them to live forever with God; all through the coming/eternal ages they will never be separated from God.

I give them eternal life: The word I refers to Jesus. Here he began to use less figurative language and say directly that he will cause them to live eternally. Instead of referring to Jesus’ sheep (as in 10:27a), them refers directly to those that the sheep represent, his people. It may be necessary to make this change explicit in some way. For example:

I give them, my people, eternal life

I give eternal life to them/those who are my people

eternal life: This phrase refers to the new spiritual life that God gives us when we believe in Jesus. This life will never end. See the note at 3:15 and how you translated this phrase there. Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

forever life from God

spiritual life that never ends

living forever with God

and: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as and here introduces a second idea in this sentence. The two ideas say the same thing, one in a positive way and the other in a negative way. It may be possible to not translate this conjunction explicitly. For example:

and I give them eternal life. They will never be lost…. (GW)

they will never perish: This clause is more literally “they will not ever die through the ages.” It indicates that Jesus’ people, those who follow him, will not perish through all the ages to come. It is a strong expression indicating that Jesus’ people will never know, through all eternity, being apart from God. Emphasize this idea in a way that is natural in your language. See also how you translated the word “perish” in 3:16. For example:

through all eternity they will not die

General Comment on 10:28a

The two clauses “I give them eternal life” and “they will never perish” refer to the same event or situation. Jesus indicated that he would cause his people to live forever spiritually. He said this in two ways for emphasis. In some languages it may be natural to combine these clauses into one, emphasizing the statement in a different way. For example:

I will cause them to live forever without ever dying.

I will keep them from ever perishing, for all eternity.

10:28b

No one can snatch them out of My hand.

Nobody can take them out of my care.
They are safe because no one can remove them from me.

No one can snatch them out of My hand: The phrase My hand is a figure of speech referring to Jesus himself. There is no one anywhere who can take his people away from him. Consider if this figure of speech will be clear and natural in your language. Here is one way to explain this figure of speech:

no one will snatch them from my care (REB)

snatch: To snatch is to grab or take something violently from someone against their will. Here is another way to translate this word:

steal (NCV)

Parallel YHN 10:28

Section 10:22–42: The Jewish leaders rejected Jesus

Paragraph 10:25–30

10:28a

General Comment on 10:28a

10:28b