John 6:65
And he said: For this reason I said to you: No one can come to me unless it be given him from my Father.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
66After this, many of his disciples went back, and walked with him no more.
Cross References
John 6:37All that the Father gives me, will come to me; and him that comes to me, I will by no means cast out.
John 10:16And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold; those, also, must I bring, and they will hear my voice: and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.
John 12:37But though he had done so many signs in their presence, yet they believed not on him,
Philippians 1:29For to you it is given in behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but, also, to suffer for him,
2 Timothy 2:25in meekness instructing those who oppose themselves, if, possibly, God may give them repentance in order to the acknowledgment of the truth,
Hebrews 12:2looking to Jesus the author and finisher of the faith, who, for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and has taken his seat 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 →