John 10:29 (GNV)

Passage

My Father which gaue them me, is greater then all, and none is able to take them out of my Fathers hand.

Nearby Context

John 10:27 My sheepe heare my voyce, and I knowe them, and they follow me,

John 10:28 And I giue vnto them eternall life, and they shall neuer perish, neither shall any plucke them out of mine hand.

John 10:29 My Father which gaue them me, is greater then all, and none is able to take them out of my Fathers hand.

John 10:30 I and my Father are one.

John 10:31 Then ye Iewes againe tooke vp stones, to stone him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "father", "gaue", "greater", "none", "able", "take", "fathers", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "father" and "gaue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "And I giue vnto them eternall life..." into verse 30's "I and my Father are one...", so "father" and "gaue" 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 "gaue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.