John 6:44
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:44 in other translations
| BSB | “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day. |
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| WEB | No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; and I will raise him up in the last day. |
| ASV | No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day. |
| YLT | no one is able to come unto me, if the Father who sent me may not draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day; |
| DARBY | No one can come to me except the Father who has sent me draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day. |
| BBE | No man is able to come to me if the Father who sent me does not give him the desire to come: and I will take him up from the dead on the last day. |
| Webster | No man can come to me, except the Father who hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. |
What does John 6:44 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 6:41-46
41-46. Jews murmured--muttered, not in our Lord's hearing, but He knew it (Joh 6:43; Joh 2:25). he said, I am the bread, &c.--Missing the sense and glory of this, and having no relish for such sublimities, they harp upon the "Bread from heaven." "What can this mean? Do we not know all about Him--where, when, and of whom He was born? And yet He says He came down from heaven!"
Barnes' Notes
1st. Their improper regard for Moses, as if no one could be superior to him.
2nd. Their unwillingness to believe that Jesus, whom they knew to be the reputed son of a carpenter, should be superior to Moses.
3rd. The difficulty was explained by Jesus (Jn 5:40) as consisting in the opposition of their will; and (Jn 5:44) when he said that their love of honour prevented their believing on him. The difficulty in the case was not, therefore, a want of natural faculties, or of power to do their duty, but erroneous opinions, pride, obstinacy, self-conceit, and a deep-felt contempt for Jesus. The word "cannot" is often used to denote a strong and violent opposition of the will. Thus we say a man is so great a liar that he cannot speak the truth, or he is so profane that he cannot but swear. We mean by it that he is so wicked that while he has that disposition the other effects will follow, but we do not mean to say that he could not break off from the habit. Thus it is said (Gen 37:4) of the brethren of Joseph that they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him. Thus (Mt 12:34), "How can, ye, being evil, speak good things?" See Lk 14:33, 1Sam 16:2.
Come to me. The same as believe on me.
Draw him. This word is used here, evidently, to denote such an influence from God as to secure the result, or as to incline the mind to believe; yet the manner in which this is done is not determined by the use of the word. It is used in the New Testament six times. Once it is applied to a compulsory drawing of Paul and Silas to the market-place, Acts 16:19. Twice it is used to denote the drawing of a net, Jn 21:6,11. Once to the drawing of a sword (Jn 18:10); and once in a sense similar to its use here (Jn 12:32): "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me." What is its meaning here must be determined by the facts about the sinner's conversion. Jn 6:40. In the conversion of the sinner God enlightens the mind (Jn 6:45), he inclines the will (Ps 110:3), and he influences the soul by motives, by just views of his law, by his love, his commands, and his threatenings; by a desire of happiness, and a consciousness of danger; by the Holy Spirit applying truth to the mind, and urging him to yield himself to the Saviour. So that, while God inclines him, and will have all the glory, man yields without compulsion; the obstacles are removed, and he becomes a willing servant of God.
(c) "draw him" Song 1:4
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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…
John 6:44 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 6:44
- John 6:65
And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
- Matthew 11:25-27
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
- John 6:39-40
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. 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.
- Ephesians 2:4-10
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. …
- John 12:32
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
- Matthew 16:17
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar–jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
- John 6:45
It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
- Titus 3:3-5
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
- Jeremiah 31:3
The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
- Hosea 11:4
I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.
- John 5:44
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
- Colossians 2:12
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
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- John 6:43
Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.
- John 6:44
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
- John 6:45
It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
John 6:44 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Ninguno puede venir á mí, si el Padre que me envió no le trajere; y yo le resucitaré en el día postrero. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Nul ne peut venir à moi, à moins que le Père qui m’a envoyé ne le tire; et moi, je le ressusciterai au dernier jour. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Niemand kann zu mir kommen, es sei denn, daß der Vater, der mich gesandt hat, ihn ziehe; und ich werde ihn auferwecken am letzten Tage. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | nemo potest venire ad me, nisi Pater, qui misit me, traxerit eum; et ego resuscitabo eum in novissimo die. |