John 6 · Verse 40

John 6:40

And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:40, King James Version

John 6:40 in other translations

BSBFor it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
WEBThis is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
ASVFor this is the will of my Father, that every one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
YLTand this is the will of Him who sent me, that every one who is beholding the Son, and is believing in him, may have life age-during, and I will raise him up in the last day.'
DARBYFor this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son, and believes on him, should have life eternal; and I will raise him up at the last day.
BBEThis, I say, is my Father's pleasure, that everyone who sees the Son and has faith in him may have eternal life: and I will take him up on the last day.
WebsterAnd this is the will of him that sent me, that every one who seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

What does John 6:40 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 6:37-40

37-40. All that, &c.--This comprehensive and very grand passage is expressed with a peculiar artistic precision. The opening general statement (Joh 6:37) consists of two members: (1) "All that the Father Giveth me shall come to me"--that is, "Though ye, as I told you, have no faith in Me, My errand into the world shall in no wise be defeated; for all that the Father giveth Me shall infallibly come to Me." Observe…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 40. Everyone which seeth the Son, and believeth on him. It was not sufficient to see him and hear him, but it was necessary, also, to believe on him. Many of the Jews had seen him, but few believed on him. Jesus had said in the previous verse that all that the Father had given him should be saved. But he never left a doctrine so that men must misunderstand it. Lest it should be supposed that if a man was given to him this was all that was needful, and lest anyone should say, "If I am to be saved I shall be, and my efforts will be useless," he states here that it is necessary that a man should believe on him. This would be the evidence that he was given to God, and this would be evidence conclusive that he would be saved. If this explanation of the Saviour had always been attended to, the doctrine of election would not have been abused as it has been. Sinners would not sit down in unconcern, saying that if they are given to Christ all will be well. They would have arisen like the prodigal, and would have gone to God; and, having believed on the Saviour, they would then have had evidence that they were given to him--the evidence resulting from an humble, penitent, believing heart--and then they might rejoice in the assurance that Jesus would lose none that were given to him, but would raise it up at the last day. All the doctrines of Jesus, as he preached them, are safe, and pure, and consistent; as men preach them, they are, unhappily, often inconsistent and open to objection, and are either fitted to produce despair on the one hand, or presumptuous self-confidence on the other. Jesus teaches men to strive to enter heaven, as if they could do the work themselves; and yet to depend on the help of God, and give the glory to him, as if he had done it all.

(z) "him that sent me" Jn 6:47,54, 3:15,16 (a) "I will raise him up" Jn 11:25

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 40 This is the will of him that sent me - Lest they should take a wrong meaning out of his words, as many have done since, he tells them that, far from any person being excluded from his mercy, it was the will of God that every one who saw him might believe and be saved. The power, without which they could not believe, he freely gave them; but the use of that power was their own. God gives the grace of repentance and faith to every man; but he neither repents nor believes for any man. Each must repent for his own sins, and believe in the Lord Jesus, through the grace given, or perish.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 6:36-46

The discovery of their guilt, danger, and remedy, by the teaching of the Holy Spirit, makes men willing and glad to come, and to give up every thing which hinders applying to him for salvation. The Father's will is, that not one of those who were given to the Son, should be rejected or lost by him. No one will come, till Divine grace has subdued, and in part changed his heart; therefore no one who comes will ever be…

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John 6:40 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

τοῦτοtoutoThisG3778
γάρgarforG1063
ἐστινestinisG1510
τὸtotheG3588
θέλημαthelēmawillG2307
τοῦtouof theG3588
πατρόςpatrosFatherG3962
μου,mouMine,G3165
ἵναinathatG2443
πᾶςpaseveryoneG3956
ὁhowhoG3588
θεωρῶνtheōrōnis beholdingG2334
τὸνtontheG3588
υἱὸνhuionSonG5207
καὶkaiandG2532
πιστεύωνpisteuōnbelievingG4100
εἰςeisinG1519
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
ἔχῃechēhe may haveG2192
ζωὴνzōēnlifeG2222
αἰώνιον,aiōnioneternal,G166
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀναστήσωanastēsōwill raise upG450
αὐτὸνautonhimG846
ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473
τῇtēatheG3588
ἐσχάτῃeschatēlastG2078
ἡμέρᾳ.¶hēmeraday.G2250

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Cross references for John 6:40

  • John 5:24

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

  • Romans 6:23

    For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

  • John 6:54

    Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

  • John 11:25

    Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

  • John 3:15-18

    That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

  • John 4:14

    But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

  • John 1:14

    And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

  • John 14:19

    Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

  • John 6:27

    Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

  • John 12:45

    And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.

  • John 3:36

    He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

  • Luke 2:30

    For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
seeth.
36,37; 1:14; 4:14; 8:56; Isa 45:21,22; 52:10; 53:2; Lu 2:30; 2Co 4:6
Heb 11:1,27; 1Pe 1:8; 1Jo 1:1-3
and believeth.
27,35,54; 3:15-18,36; 5:24; 10:28; 12:50; 17:2; Mr 16:16; Ro 5:21
Ro 6:23; 1Jo 2:25; 5:11-13; Jude 1:21
I will.
11:25

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Context

  • John 6:39

    And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

  • John 6:40

    And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

  • John 6:41

    The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

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John 6:40 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y esta es la voluntad del que me ha enviado: Que todo aquel que ve al Hijo, y cree en él, tenga vida eterna: y yo le resucitaré en el día postrero.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car c’est ici la volonté de mon Père: que quiconque discerne le Fils et croit en lui, ait la vie éternelle; et moi, je le ressusciterai au dernier jour.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn dies ist der Wille meines Vaters, daß jeder, der den Sohn sieht und an ihn glaubt, ewiges Leben habe; und ich werde ihn auferwecken am letzten Tage.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Hæc est autem voluntas Patris mei, qui misit me: ut omnis qui videt Filium et credit in eum, habeat vitam æternam, et ego resuscitabo eum in novissimo die.