John 10:30, John 10:38 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:30

I and my Father are one - The word translated “one” is not in the masculine, but in the neuter gender. It expresses union, but not the precise nature of the union. It may express any union, and the particular kind intended is to be inferred from the connection. In the previous verse he had said that he and his Father were united in the same object that is, in redeeming and preserving his people. It was this that gave occasion for this remark. Many interpreters have understood this as referring... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 10:27-31

John 10:27-31. My sheep hear my voice, &c. Our Lord still alludes to the discourse he had had before this festival. As if he had said, My sheep are those who, 1st, Hear my voice by faith; 2d, Are known (that is, approved) by me as loving me; and, 3d, Follow me, keep my commandments, with a believing, loving heart. And to those who, 1st, Truly believe, (observe three promises annexed to three conditions,) I give eternal life. He does not say, I will give, but I give. For he... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 10:22-42

94. At the Feast of Dedication (John 10:22-42)The Feast of Dedication commemorated the rededication of the temple in 165 BC after the defeat of Antiochus Epiphanes (see ‘The New Testament World’). It was held about two months after the Feast of Tabernacles (cf. John 7:2) and was the Jews’ only winter festival (cf. John 10:22).Many Jews felt it was time Jesus made a clear public statement that he was the Messiah. Jesus replied that his works were a clear enough statement, but most of the Jews... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 10:30

one. Greek hen. Neut., one in essence, not one person which would be heir, masculine. This is the climax of His claim to oneness with the Father in verses: John 10:18 , John 10:25 , John 10:28 , John 18:29 . Compare also John 10:38 ; John 14:11 .Revelation 22:3 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 10:30

John 10:30. I and my Father are one.— The Arians affirm that the sense of this passage is, "My Father and I are the same, in power and in will; so that if you oppose my will, you oppose his; and if you take my sheep out of my hand, you must at the same time overcome him, and take them out of his hand likewise." But if we attend, not only to the obvious meaning of these plain and strong words compared with other passages of scripture, but to their connection also, and the sense in which the Jews... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 10:30

30. I and my Father are one—Our language admits not of the precision of the original in this great saying. "Are" is in the masculine gender—"we (two persons) are"; while "one" is neuter—"one thing." Perhaps "one interest" expresses, as nearly as may be, the purport of the saying. There seemed to be some contradiction between His saying they had been given by His Father into His own hands, out of which they could not be plucked, and then saying that none could pluck them out of His Father's... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 10:10-42

H. Jesus’ third visit to Jerusalem 7:10-10:42This section of the text describes Jesus’ teaching in Jerusalem during the feast of Tabernacles and the feast of Dedication. John evidently included it in His narrative because it contains important revelations of Jesus’ identity and explains the mounting opposition to Jesus that culminated in His crucifixion. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 10:22-30

Jesus’ claim to be the Messiah 10:22-30 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 10:22-42

8. The confrontation at the feast of Dedication 10:22-42The present section of the fourth Gospel is strongly Christological and focuses on Jesus’ identity. In this subdivision of the text Jesus presented Himself as the Messiah (John 10:22-30) and as the Son of God (John 10:31-39). This resulted in the climax of hostility against Him."It becomes clear that people must either recognize that Jesus stands in such a relation to the Father as no one else ever did, or else reject him entirely." [Note:... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 10:30

Jesus did not mean that He and the Father were the same person of the Godhead. If He had meant that, He would have used the masculine form of the word translated "one" (Gr. heis). Instead He used the neuter form of the word (Gr. hen). He meant that He and the Father were one in their action. This explanation also harmonized with the context since Jesus had said that He would keep His sheep safe (John 10:28) and His Father would keep them safe (John 10:29).This verse has been at the center of... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:30

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 10:27-31

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 10:22-42

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 10:30

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 10:30

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 10:30

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 10:10-42

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 10:22-30

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 10:22-42

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 10:30

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