King James Version

John 10:28

And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

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κἀγὼkagōand Iκἀγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “and I”, the subject formG2504Strong’s files this form under G2532 (καί).And Iδίδωμιdidōmigiveδίδωμιverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “give”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.giveαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, neuter — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themζωὴνzōēnlifeζωή (zōē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.lifeαἰώνιονaiōnioneternalαἰώνιος (aiōnios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “eternal”, the object formG166age-long, and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting.This verse uses “eternal”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἀπόλωνταιapolōntaithey shallἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they shall”, a single actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).they shallεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰῶναaiōnaan ageαἰών (aiōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “an age”, the object formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.This verse uses “an age”.καὶkaineitherκαίconjunction — “neither”G2532and, even, also, namely.neitherοὐχouchnoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἁρπάσειharpaseishallἁρπάζω (harpazō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall”, an action still aheadG726I seize, snatch, obtain by robbery.shallτιςtisanyτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “any”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.anyαὐτὰautathemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χειρόςcheiroshandχείρ (cheir)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “hand”, the of-formG5495a hand.handμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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;

World English Bible

I give eternal life to them . They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand .

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And I give them life everlasting; and they shall not perish for ever, and no man shall pluck them out of my hand.

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