John 7:30

7:30 So then they tried to seize Jesus, ¹  but no one laid a hand on him, because his time ²  had not yet come.

John 10:28-29

10:28 I give ³  them eternal life, and they will never perish; ⁴  no one will snatch ⁵  them from my hand. 10:29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, ⁶  and no one can snatch ⁷  them from my Father’s hand.

John 13:3

13:3 Because Jesus ⁸  knew that the Father had handed all things over to him, ⁹  and that he had come from God and was going back to God,

John 20:20

20:20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. ¹⁰ 

¹ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Grk “his hour.”

³ tn Grk “And I give.”

⁴ tn Or “will never die” or “will never be lost.”

⁵ tn Or “no one will seize.”

⁵ tn Or “is superior to all.”

⁶ tn Or “no one can seize.”

⁷ tn Grk “Because he knew”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tn Grk “had given all things into his hands.”

⁹ sn When the disciples recognized Jesus (now referred to as the Lord, cf. Mary’s words in v. 18) they were suddenly overcome with joy. This was a fulfillment of Jesus’ words to the disciples in the Farewell Discourse (16:20-22) that they would have sorrow while the world rejoiced, but that their sorrow would be turned to lasting joy when they saw him again.