JOHN 10:28 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.”
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand — the promise here is the security of salvation: Jesus gives eternal life (zōē aiōnios), and this gift cannot be taken or lost. The image of the sheep in His hand (a metaphor for divine care and protection) assures both the permanence and the security of salvation. 'Never perish' (ou mē apollyntai) is emphatic, using a double negative construction in Greek to express absolute certainty of preservation.
Church Fathers on John 10:28
And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication. Encænia is the feast of the dedication of the temple; from the Greek word signifying new. The dedication of any thing new was called encænia.
It was the feast of the dedication of the temple, after the return from the Babylonish captivity.
Or, it was in memory of the dedication under Judas Maccabeus. The first dedication was that of Solomon in the autumn; the second that of Zorobabel, and the priest Jesus in the spring. This was in winter time.
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