John 6 · Verse 47

John 6:47

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
John 6:47, King James Version

John 6:47 in other translations

BSBTruly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life.
WEBMost certainly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life.
ASVVerily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life.
YLT‘Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is believing in me, hath life age-during;
DARBYVerily, verily, I say to you, He that believes on me has life eternal.
BBETruly I say to you, He who has faith in me has eternal life.
WebsterVerily, verily, I say to you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

What does John 6:47 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 6:47-51
47-51. He that believeth, &c.--(See on Joh 3:36; Joh 5:24).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 47.

(h) "He that believeth" Jn 6:40

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 47 Hath everlasting life - He is entitled to this, on his believing me to be the Messiah, and trusting in me alone for salvation. Our blessed Lord recapitulates here what he had said in the preceding discourse. The person who is saved is, 1. drawn by the Father; 2. hears his instructions; 3. accepts the salvation offered; 4. is given to Christ Jesus, that he may be justified by faith; 5. is nourished by the bread of life; 6. perseveres in the faith; 7. is not lost, but is raised up at the last day; and 8. is made a partaker of eternal life.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 6:47-51
The advantage of the manna was small, it only referred to this life; but the living Bread is so excellent, that the man who feedeth on it shall never die. This bread is Christ's human nature, which he took to present to the Father, as a sacrifice for the sins of the world; to purchase all things pertaining to life and godliness, for sinners of every nation, who repent and believe in him.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

John 6:47 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.

ἈμὴνAmēnAmenG281
ἀμὴνamēnAmenG281
λέγωlegōI sayG3004
ὑμῖν·huminto you;G4771
ὁhothe [one]G3588
πιστεύωνpisteuōnbelievingG4100
εἰςeisintoG1519
ἐμέememe myselfG1473
ἔχειecheihasG2192
ζωὴνzōēnlifeG2222
αἰώνιον.aiōnioneternal.G166

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 6:47

  • 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.

  • Colossians 3:3-4

    For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

  • Romans 5:9-10

    Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

  • John 3:16

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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 3:18

    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 6:54

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

  • 1 John 5:12-13

    He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He that.
40,54; 3:16,18,36; 5:24; 14:19; Ro 5:9,10; Col 3:3,4; 1Jo 5:12,13

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Context

  • John 6:46

    Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.

  • John 6:47

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

  • John 6:48

    I am that bread of life.

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John 6:47 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		De cierto, de cierto os digo: El que cree en mí, tiene vida eterna.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		En vérité, en vérité, je vous dis: Celui qui croit en moi, a la vie éternelle.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch: Wer an mich glaubt, hat ewiges Leben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Amen, amen dico vobis: qui credit in me, habet vitam æternam.