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.
John 6:65 in other translations
| BSB | Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.” |
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| WEB | He said, “For this cause I have said to you that no one can come to me, unless it is given to him by my Father.” |
| ASV | And he said, For this cause have I said unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it be given unto him of the Father. |
| YLT | and he said, ‘Because of this I have said to you--No one is able to come unto me, if it may not have been given him from my Father.' |
| DARBY | And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no one can come to me unless it be given to him from the Father. |
| BBE | And he said, This is why I said to you, No man is able to come to me if he is not given the power to do so by the Father. |
| Webster | And he said, Therefore I said to you, that no man can come to me, except it were given to him by my Father. |
What does John 6:65 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 6:60-65
60-65. Many ... of his disciples--His pretty constant followers, though an outer circle of them. hard saying--not merely harsh, but insufferable, as the word often means in the Old Testament. who can hear--submit to listen to it.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 6:60-65
The human nature of Christ had not before been in heaven, but being God and man, that wondrous Person was truly said to have come down from heaven. The Messiah's kingdom was not of this world; and they were to understand by faith, what he had said of a spiritual living upon him, and his fulness. As without the soul of man the flesh is of no value, so without the quickening Spirit of God all forms of religion are…
John 6:65 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 6:65
- John 6:44-45
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. 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 6:37
All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
- John 3:27
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
- John 10:26-27
But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
- Ephesians 2:8-9
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
- 2 Timothy 2:25
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
- James 1:16-18
Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
- John 12:37-41
But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him: That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. …
- Titus 3:3-7
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; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; …
- Philippians 1:29
For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
- 1 Timothy 1:14
And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
- John 10:16
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
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Context
- John 6:64
But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
- 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.
- John 6:66
From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
John 6:65 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo: Por eso os he dicho que ninguno puede venir á mí, si no le fuere dado del Padre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il dit: C’est pour cela que je vous ai dit que nul ne peut venir à moi, à moins qu’il ne lui soit donné du Père. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach: Darum habe ich euch gesagt, daß niemand zu mir kommen kann, es sei ihm denn von dem Vater gegeben. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sed sunt quidam ex vobis qui non credunt. Sciebat enim ab initio Jesus qui essent non credentes, et quis traditurus esset eum. |