John 6:65
63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
64 However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)
Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
66 From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.
67 So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
- KJV
- And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
- WEB
- He said, “For this cause I have said to you that no one can come to me, unless it is given to him by my Father.”
- ASV
- And he said, For this cause have I said unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it be given unto him of the Father.
- DARBY
- And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no one can come to me unless it be given to him from the Father.
- BLB
- And He was saying, “Because of this, I have said to you⁺ that no one is able to come to Me unless it shall have been given to him from the Father.”
- ÅB
- Og han sa: Det var derfor jeg sa dere at ingen kan komme til meg uten at det er gitt ham av Faren.
- OTB
- Han fortsatte: "Dette er grunnen til at jeg sa dere at ingen kan komme til meg uten at Faderen har gjort det mulig for dem."
- B1930
- Og han sa: Det var derfor jeg sa eder at ingen kan komme til mig uten at det er gitt ham av Faderen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 6:44–45
“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
Read in contextJohn 6:37
Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
Read in contextJohn 3:27
John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
Read in contextJohn 10:26–27
But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.
Read in contextEphesians 2:8–9
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Read in context2 Timothy 2:25
He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
Read in contextJames 1:16–18
Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
Read in contextJohn 12:37–41
Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
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