John 10:28-30

Context
10:28 I give¹ them eternal life, and they will never perish;² no one will snatch³ them from my hand. 10:29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all,⁴ and no one can snatch⁵ them from my Father’s hand. 10:30 The Father and I⁶ are one.”⁷

[10:28] ¹tn Grk “And I give.”

[10:28] ²tn Or “will never die” or “will never be lost.”

[10:28] ³tn Or “no one will seize.”

[10:29] ⁴tn Or “is superior to all.”

[10:29] ⁵tn Or “no one can seize.”

[10:30] ⁶tn Grk “I and the Father.” The order has been reversed to reflect English style.

[10:30] ⁷tn The phrase ἕν ἐσμεν ({en esmen) is a significant assertion with trinitarian implications. ἕν is neuter, not masculine, so the assertion is not that Jesus and the Father are one person, but one “thing.” Identity of the two persons is not what is asserted, but essential unity (unity of essence).