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Eternal Life Is a Present Gift
Commentators emphasize that Jesus uses the present tense: "I give unto them eternal life." This means eternal life is not merely a future reward but a present reality for believers. As John Gill explains, this gift includes spiritual life now, the knowledge of God, and foretastes of heaven, all secured in Christ.
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Albert Barnes
On John 10:28
18th Century
Theologian
I give to them eternal life. See John 5:24.
Shall never perish. To perish here means to be destroyed, or to be pu…
AT Robertson
On John 10:28
And I give unto them eternal life (καγω διδωμ αυτοις ζωην αιωνιον). This is the gift of Jesus now to his sheep as stated in 6:27,4…
Charles Ellicott
On John 10:27–28
19th Century
Bishop
The reference to those who do not believe because they were not His sheep introduces the contrast between them and those who were.
The posit…
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Charles Spurgeon
On John 10:27–30
19th Century
Preacher
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. And I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any …
John Calvin
On John 10:28
16th Century
Theologian
And they shall never perish. It is an inestimable fruit of faith that Christ instructs us to be convinced of our security when we are brou…
John Gill
On John 10:28
17th Century
Pastor
And I give unto them eternal life
Christ gives eternal life to his sheep, or people now; he gives them a spiritual l…
Matthew Henry
On John 10:22–30
17th Century
Minister
All who have anything to say to Christ may find him in the temple. Christ would have us believe; we make ourselves doubt. The Jews understood his m…