John 6:37

All the people that my Father entrusts to me will come to me, and I will certainly ◄welcome/never send away► [LIT] anyone who comes to me.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

In Context

36I told you before that you have seen my miracles, but after seeing them, instead of understanding who I am, you have not believed in me.

38When I came down from heaven, it was not to do what I want. Instead, I came to do what ◄ God/my Father►, who sent me, wants.

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Cross References

Psalms 102:17You will listen to the prayers of your people who are homeless, and you will ◄not ignore them/do what they request► [LIT] when they plead with you to help them.

Isaiah 1:18Yahweh says, “You need to think about the results of what you do. Even though the guilt of your sins be as evident and as difficult to get rid of as [SIM] red stains on a white garment [DOU], I will get rid of them completely like someone who can make that stained garment become as white as snow or wool [DOU].

Isaiah 42:3He will not get rid of anyone who is weak like [MET] a smashed reed, and he will not end the life of anyone who is helpless like [MET] someone would extinguish a dimly burning wick of an oil lamp. He will faithfully/continually make sure that judges decide cases justly.

Matthew 11:28Come to me, all you people who are very weary of trying to obey all the many laws that your religious teachers tell you to obey [MET]. I will enable you to quit trying to obey all those laws.

Luke 23:40But the other criminal rebuked him, saying, “◄You (sg) should be afraid of God punishing you!/Are you not afraid of God punishing you?► [RHQ] They are punishing him and us similarly.

John 6:44My Father, who sent me, makes people want to come to me. No others will come to me to receive eternal life. Those who come to me are the only ones who will believe in me. I will ◄cause them to be alive again/raise them from the dead► ◄on the last day/on the judgment day►.

Matthew Henry on John 6:29-60

Christ the True Bread from Heaven; Christ Welcomes All that Come to Him; Necessity of Feeding upon Christ. 28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. 30 They said therefore unto him, What sign showest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? 31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. 32… Read the whole commentary →

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