John 10:29

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.”

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BSBPD

“My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“My Father, who hath given them unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“my Father, who hath given to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to pluck out of the hand of my Father;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 10:29 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 18:11Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
  2. Psalms 145:3Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
  3. Daniel 4:3How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.
  4. Malachi 1:14“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.
  5. John 6:37Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
  6. John 14:28You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.
  7. John 17:2For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
  8. John 17:6I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
  9. John 17:9I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours.
  10. John 17:11I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.

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