My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand — Jesus escalates the assurance by appealing to the Father's greater power and authority (ho pater mou ho megistoteros panton, 'my Father is greater than all'). The sheep are given to the Son by the Father, establishing that salvation rests on the Father's sovereign choice and the Father's power, which exceeds all other forces. The reiteration of the hand-image (out of the Father's hand) establishes double security: both Father and Son hold the sheep in their care.

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