John 6:65

And he said, This is why I said to you, No man is able to come to me if he is not given the power to do so by the Father.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

In Context

64But still some of you have no faith. For it was clear to Jesus from the first who they were who had no faith, and who it was who would be false to him.

66Because of what he said, a number of the disciples went back and would no longer go with him.

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Cross References

John 6:37Whatever the Father gives to me will come to me; and I will not send away anyone who comes to me.

John 10:16And I have other sheep which are not of this field: I will be their guide in the same way, and they will give ear to my voice, so there will be one flock and one keeper.

John 12:37But though he had done such a number of signs before them, they still had no belief in him:

Philippians 1:29Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:

2 Timothy 2:25Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,

Hebrews 12:2Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.

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 →

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