John 10:30 (GNV)

Passage

I and my Father are one.

Nearby Context

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.

John 10:32 Iesus answered them, Many good workes haue I shewed you from my Father: for which of these workes doe 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 which gaue them me is..." into verse 31's "Then ye Iewes againe tooke vp stones...", 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.