John 6:65
And he said, Because of this I have said to you that no man is able to come to me, if it is not given to him from my Father.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
66From this, many of his disciples went back at these things, and walked no more with him.
Cross References
John 6:37All that the Father gives me will come to me, and he who comes to me I will, no, not cast out.
John 10:16And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring those also, and they will hear my voice. And there will become one flock, one shepherd.
John 12:37But although having done so many signs before them, they did not believe in him,
Philippians 1:29Because to you it was granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,
2 Timothy 2:25in mildness correcting those who oppose. Perhaps God may grant them repentance for recognition of the truth,
Hebrews 12:2Looking to Jesus the pathfinder and perfecter of the faith, who, against the joy set before him, endured a cross, having despised the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Matthew Henry on John 6:61-71
Christ's Discourse with His Disciples; The Effect of Christ's Discourse; The Character of Judas. 60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it? 61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? 62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? 63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.… Read the whole commentary →