John 10:30 (DBY)

Passage

I and the Father are one.

Nearby Context

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

John 10:29 My Father who has given [them] to me is greater than all, and no one can seize out of the hand of my Father.

John 10:30 I and the Father are one.

John 10:31 The Jews therefore again took stones that they might stone him.

John 10:32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewn you of my Father; for which work of them do ye stone me?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "father". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "father" and "the identity of Jesus", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "My Father who has given them to..." into verse 31's "The Jews therefore again took stones that...", so "father" and "the identity of Jesus" 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" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.