John 6:65

and he added, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me, unless enabled by the Father.”

Open English Bible (US)

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

64Yet there are some of you who do not believe in me.” For Jesus knew from the first who they were that did not believe in him, and who it was that would betray him;

66After this many of his disciples drew back, and did not go about with him any longer.

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Cross References

John 6:37All those whom the Father gives me will come to me; and no one who comes to me will I ever turn away.

John 10:16I have other sheep besides, which do not belong to this fold; I must lead them also, and they will listen to my voice; and they will become one flock under one shepherd.

John 12:37But, though Jesus had given so many signs of his mission before their eyes, they still did not believe in him,

Philippians 1:29For, on behalf of Christ, you have had the privilege granted you, not only of trusting in him, but also of suffering on his behalf.

2 Timothy 2:25They should instruct their opponents in a gentle spirit; for, possibly, God may give those opponents a repentance that will lead to a fuller knowledge of truth,

Hebrews 12:2our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfect example of our faith, who, for the joy that lay before him, endured the cross, heedless of its shame, and now ‘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 →

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