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I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
I give to them eternal life. See John 5:24.
Shall never perish. To perish here means to be destroyed, or to be pu…
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…
19th Century
Anglican
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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Baptist
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 …
16th Century
Protestant
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I give unto them eternal life Christ gives eternal life to his sheep, or people now; he gives them a spiritual l…
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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…
13th Century
Catholic
After showing that he has the power to give life and demonstrating his manner of doing so, our Lord here shows how this power to give lif…
