John 10:29 (YLT)

Passage

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;

Nearby Context

John 10:27 according as I said to you: My sheep my voice do hear, and I know them, and they follow me,

John 10:28 and life age-during I give to them, and they shall not perish--to the age, and no one shall pluck them out of my hand;

John 10:29 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;

John 10:30 I and the Father are one.'

John 10:31 Therefore, again, did the Jews take up stones that they may stone him;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "father", "hath", "given", "greater", "than", "able", "pluck", and "hand". 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 life age-during I give to them..." 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.