John 10:29 (ASV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

John 10:28 and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.

John 10:29 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.

John 10:30 I and the Father are one.

John 10:31 The Jews took up stones again to stone him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "father", "hath", "given", "greater", "than", "able", and "snatch". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "father" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "and I give unto them eternal life..." into verse 30's "I and the Father are one...", so "father" and "hath" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "father" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.