John 10:30

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 10:22-38

We have here another rencounter between Christ and the Jews in the temple, in which it is hard to say which is more strange, the gracious words that came out of his mouth or the spiteful ones that came out of theirs. I. We have here the time when this conference was: It was at the feast of dedication, and it was winter, a feast that was annually observed by consent, in remembrance of the dedication of a new altar and the purging of the temple, by Judas Maccabaeus, after the temple had been... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 10:29-30

10:29-30 My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than all; and no one can snatch them from the hand of the Father. I and the Father are one. This passage show's at one and the same time the tremendous trust and the tremendous claim of Jesus. His trust was something which traced everything back to God. He has just been speaking about his sheep and his flock; he has just been saying that no one will ever snatch his own from his hand, that he is the shepherd who will keep the sheep for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:30

I and my Father are one. Not in person, for the Father must be a distinct person from the Son, and the Son a distinct person from the Father; and which is further manifest, from the use of the verb plural, "I and my Father", εσμεν , "we are one"; that is, in nature and essence, and perfections, particularly in power; since Christ is speaking of the impossibility of plucking any of the sheep, out of his own and his Father's hands; giving this as a reason for it, their unity of nature,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:30

I and my Father are one - If Jesus Christ were not God, could he have said these words without being guilty of blasphemy? It is worthy of remark that Christ does not say, I and My Father, which my our translation very improperly supplies, and which in this place would have conveyed a widely different meaning: for then it would imply that the human nature of Christ, of which alone, I conceive, God is ever said to be the Father in Scripture, was equal to the Most High: but he says, speaking... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:30

Verse 30 30.I and my Father are one. He intended to meet the jeers of the wicked; for they might allege that the power of God did not at all belong to him, so that he could promise to his disciples that it would assuredly protect them. He therefore testifies that his affairs are so closely united to those of the Father, that the Father’s assistance will never be withheld from himself and his sheep The ancients made a wrong use of this passage to prove that Christ is ( ὁμοούσιος) of the same... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:22-31

Another visit to Jerusalem and another address. Jesus left the city for two months, and, after ministering in Pereea, returned for the Feast of Dedication, which commemorated the purification of the temple, in the time of the Maccabees, from the profanation of Antiochus Epiphanes. It was held in December, and "Jesus was walking in Solomon's porch," a sheltered arcade for such a season. I. THE FRESH APPEAL OF THE JEWS FOR AN UNAMBIGUOUS DECLARATION OF THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:22-42

6. The oneness of Christ with the Father . The discourse at the Feast of Dedication , with its results . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:27-30

(2) Christ ' s claim to equality of power and essence , and similarity of gracious operation with the Father . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:27-30

The Shepherd and the sheep. Notice— I. BELIEVERS IN RELATION TO CHRIST . 1. They are his property . 2. They are his special property . Special: II. SOME OF THEIR CHARACTERISTICS IN RELATION TO CHRIST . 1. " They hear his voice ." This implies: 2. " They follow him ." The hearing results in following. This implies: III. THE BLESSINGS THEY ENJOY IN RELATION TO CHRIST . 1. It is recognition of them ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:30

Then follows the sublime minor premise of the syllogism, I and the Father (we) are one . As Augustine and Bengel have said, the first clause is incompatible with Sabelliauism, and the second clause with Arianism. The Lord is conscious of his own Personality as distinct from that of the Father, and yet he asserts a fundamental unity. But what kind of unity is it? Is it a unity of wish, emotion, sentiment, only? On the contrary, it is a oneness of redemptive power. The Divine activity of the... read more

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