John 10:29

10:29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, ¹  and no one can snatch ²  them from my Father’s hand.

John 11:57

11:57 (Now the chief priests and the Pharisees ³  had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus ⁴  was should report it, so that they could arrest ⁵  him.) ⁶ 

John 17:9

17:9 I am praying ⁷  on behalf of them. I am not praying ⁸  on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those you have given me, because they belong to you. ⁹ 

¹ tn Or “is superior to all.”

² tn Or “no one can seize.”

³ tn The phrase “chief priests and Pharisees” is a comprehensive name for the groups represented in the ruling council (the Sanhedrin) as in John 7:45; 18:3; Acts 5:22, 26.

⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Or “could seize.”

⁶ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

⁵ tn Grk “I am asking.”

⁶ tn Grk “I am not asking.”

⁷ tn Or “because they are yours.”