John 6:65
And He said, “That is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it has been granted to him by my Father.”
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
66From that time many of His disciples turned back and stopped going around with Him.
Cross References
John 6:37All that the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will not throw out;
John 10:16I also have other sheep, that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice; and there will be one flock, one shepherd.
John 12:37Although He had performed so many signs in their presence, they were not believing into Him;
Philippians 1:29For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe into Him, but also to suffer for His sake,
2 Timothy 2:25correcting courteously those who oppose him, in hopes that God may grant them repentance leading to a real knowledge of Truth,
Hebrews 12:2looking unto Jesus, the Founder and Perfecter of the Faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured a cross, scorning its ignominy, and took 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 →