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William MacDonald adds "A faith founded on miracles is never as pleasing to God as that which is founded on His Word alone. God’s Word should not require miracles to verify it. Anything that God says is true. It cannot possibly be false. That should be enough for anyone." (Borrow Believer's Bible Commentary) Because - Term of explanation. This one is very easy to decipher but is also very sad! They saw (theoreo) the signs (semeion) which He was performing (poieo in imperfect tense - over and over) on those who were sick (astheneo) - Saw (theoreo) is in the imperfect tense signifying that over and over they had been beholding Jesus' signs. There is an old saying "seeing is believing," but that is not necessarily true in the spiritual realm! John called Jesus' miracles signs (semeion) because they were meant to function as "fingers" pointing people to the divine power behind the miracles, ultimately the power of God and the God-Man Who was manifesting such incredible power! Indeed, this was in fact John's purpose for writing this Gospel John 20:30-31 stating "Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these (SIGNS) have been written so that (TERM OF PURPOSE) you may believe that Jesus is the Christ (MESSIAH), the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His Name." These crowds not only saw God in the Flesh, they also saw manifold miracles manifesting His supernatural status! Even Nicodemus "got it" declaring to Jesus "Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” (John 3:2+) Nicodemus later placed his faith not in the signs but in the Savior (Jn 19:39+). The Greek word for "saw" (theoreo) gives us our English "theater" which is apropos for these crowds were merely "spectators" of His Perfect Life, but for the most part not participants in that Life by grace through faith! It is tragic that they were were so close to the Truth, and still failed to receive the Truth (Jn 1:11+), a choice that they will rue for all eternity. THOUGHT - If you are reading about Jesus and have still not received Him as your personal Savior, today could be the day of your salvation, the first day of your new life, the result of your new birth (Jn 3:3-7+). “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved," (Acts 16:31+), for " as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His Name," (Jn 1:12+) It is as if the large crowd considered Jesus a "Miracle Man," and in so doing totally missed the fact that the signs He was performing were the very one's the Old Testament had described would identify the Messiah, Whose true mission was "to give His life a ransom for many.” (Mk 10:45+) Followed (190)(akoloutheo from a = expresses union with, likeness + keleuthos = a road, way) means to walk the same road (Ponder that simple definition dear believer - Am I willing to walk the same road as Jesus?) Literally to follow (like the crowds followed Jesus) and in a figurative sense to follow Jesus as a disciple. Akoloutheo in John's Gospel = Jn. 1:37; Jn. 1:38; Jn. 1:40; Jn. 1:43; Jn. 6:2; Jn. 8:12; Jn. 10:4; Jn. 10:5; Jn. 10:27; Jn. 11:31; Jn. 12:26; Jn. 13:36; Jn. 13:37; Jn. 18:15; Jn. 20:6; Jn. 21:19; Jn. 21:20; Jn. 21:22; Saw (beheld, observed) (2334)(theoreo from theaomai = to look at closely or attentively or contemplatively - even with a sense of wonder; cp theoros = a spectator) usually refers to physical sight but can also refer to perception and understanding. The idea is to gaze or look with interest and purpose, carefully examining with emphasis on attention to details and thus to behold intensely or attentively. Signs (4592)(semeion see also another discussion of semeion (akin to semaino = to give a sign; sema = a sign) is a distinguishing mark or symbol that carries a special meaning or like a simple sign points to something else. In Scripture when semeion used of God's miraculous works (that which is contrary to the usual course of nature) it points to spiritual truth. Semeion can be a sign, a mark, a token, or a miracle with a spiritual end purpose. In other words a sign can be either natural or supernatural. A sign is an object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else. In a number of NT contexts semeion takes on the sense of a miracle because of its unusual nature, especially as that which is contrary to the usual course of nature (e.g., Jn 2:23, Acts 4:16, 22 - And the KJV translates semeion as miracle 23x in John). Semeion in John - Jn. 2:11; Jn. 2:18; Jn. 2:23; Jn. 3:2; Jn. 4:48; Jn. 4:54; Jn. 6:2; Jn. 6:14; Jn. 6:26; Jn. 6:30; Jn. 7:31; Jn. 9:16; Jn. 10:41; Jn. 11:47; Jn. 12:18; Jn. 12:37; Jn. 20:30; D L Moody - Seven classes of people in John 6:— 1. Curious. John 6:2. 2. Admiring. John 6:14. 3. Greedy. John 6:26. 4. Skeptical. John 6:36. 5. Murmurers. John 6:41. 6. Scoffers. John 6:52. 7. Backsliders. John 6:66. James Smith - Handfuls of Purpose- CHRIST AND THE HUNGRY MULTITUDE JOHN 6:1–14 “Wouldst thou go forth to bless? Be sure of thine own ground! Fix well thy centre first, then draw thy circles round.”—Trench. A life centered in God as the basis of operation must be a success, for no enemy will ever be able to break through and cut off this connection. Christ’s attitude toward the multitude, as before us here, furnishes us with the principles of all true missionary enterprise. Thousands had followed Him to the other side of the lake, because “they saw the miracles which He did.” But Christ’s anxiety was to satisfy their need, not to entertain them with wonder-working. He knew that they were hungry, just as He still knows that there are multitudes whose chief necessity is for the Bread of Life. Observe how this is done: He I. Desires that they should be Fed. “Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” (Jn 6:5). His will is that they should be satisfied, and He so wills because He has compassion on the multitude (Matt. 14:14). The infinite tenderness of His heart towards the needy constrains Him to seek their good. He willeth not the death of any. The deepest yearning of His soul is that the hungry crowd should have the Bread of Life offered them, and that “these may eat.” II. Knows where the supply is to come from. “He Himself knew what He would do” (Jn 6:6). No one is needed to advise Him who is the “Wisdom of God.” He knew what fie would do, not what He would try to do. He never makes a demand without being prepared to supply all that is requisite for the carrying out of His will. The Lord’s purposes are not mere experiments, they are accomplished facts in His mind. He knew what He would do when He set His face like a flint to go up to Jerusalem. He also knew what He would do when He said, “All power is given unto Me, … go ye therefore.” His servants may be often tried and proven, but, looking to Him, there can be no defeat. III. Seeks the Thoughtful Interest of His Followers. “Whence shall we buy bread” (Jn 6:5). He knew Himself what He would do, but He desires that the minds and hearts of His disciples should be exercised about this great and needful business of feeding the hungry multitude. In using this form of the pronoun, we, He was declaring a community of interests between Him and His followers. The true missionary spirit has its source and the secret of its abiding freshness in the constant realisation of this great fact. Is Christ not saying to His Church to-day, “Whence shall we find bread, money, men, that the hungry millions in heathendom may eat and live?” What is the answer? “Lord, Thou knowest.” Pray ye the Lord of the harvest. IV. Makes use of Little Gifts. “There is a lad here with five barley loaves and two small fishes; but what are they among so many?” (v. 9). “Jesus took the loaves” (Jn 6:11). They were not too small for Him. He who created the Heavens and the earth knows the true worth of a little thing, when put into His hand. God hath chosen weak things … and things which are despised … that no flesh should glory in His presence (1 Cor. 1:27–29). “Follow Me,” He says, “and I will make you fishers of men.” These little things have their value increased immensely by being at His disposal; so is it with every life committed to Him. V. Himself is all-sufficient for this Emergency. “He gave thanks and distributed … to them … as much as they would” (Jn 6:11). The source of supply was in Himself, not in what was merely given to Him. It is because of His infinite power and fullness that He is able to use weak things in the manifestation of His riches and glory. He puts the treasure in an earthen vessel that the excellency of the power may be seen to be of God. “Commit thy way unto the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass” (Ps 37:5). VI. Feeds the Hungry through His own Disciples. “He distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down” (Jn 6:11). Of themselves they could do nothing to meet the necessity of the eager crowd, but, through Him, they could do all that was needed. Our sufficiency is of the Lord. We, like the disciples of old, are greatly privileged in having this heavenly bread committed to us, but, like them, we would be verily guilty if we stored it up, instead of delivering it to the starving multitude for whom it is intended. Freely ye have received, freely give: and give it to those in the back row of heathenism as freely as ye give to those in the front row of the homeland. The manna that was “laid up” instead of used, bred worms and stank. Those given to self-seeking will surely be visited with the worms of pride, discontent, and envy; their Christian character will have an unsavoury breath about it. Give, and it shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed down, and running over. VII. Provides Enough for All. “As much as they would” (Jn 6:11). “They gathered and filled twelve baskets (or wallets) with the fragments” (Jn 6:13). There was abundance in the provision of Christ for every one of them. If any lacked or went away without being perfectly satisfied, the blame was their own. Christ Himself, who is “the Bread of Life,” is all-sufficient to satisfy the hunger of all who come to Him (Jn 6:35). In Himself there is bread enough and to spare for the unfed millions who are still spending their money for that which is not bread (see 1 John 2:2). This standing order of the Lord Jesus Christ, “Give ye them to eat,” is being but very partially and timidly obeyed. There is no danger of His resources failing, therefore, as His disciples, let us show our faith in Him by the diligent use of those “goods” which He hath committed unto us for the furtherance of His kingdom and the glory of His Name (Matt. 25:14). SEED THOUGHTS = James Smith - SOME ATTITUDES TOWARDS CHRIST, AS SEEN IN JOHN 6 1. The curious, verses Jn 6:2. 2. The false enthusiast, Jn 6:14, 15. 3. The receptive, Jn 6:21. 4. The sensual seekers, Jn 6:24–26. 5. The sceptical inquirers, Jn 6:28, 29, 36 6. The murmurers, Jn 6:41–43. 7. The mocking questioners, Jn 6:52. 8. The offended hearers, Jn 6:60–61, 64. 9. The backsliding disciples, Jn 6:66. 10. The open confessor, Jn 6:68, 69. 11. The secret deceiver, Jn 6:70, 71 NOTE: I don't like designation #9 because "backsliding" implies they were once true disciples and is a term frequently used to describe genuine believers who are trapped in sin (See Backsliding). John 6:66 says they were absolutely not walking with Jesus from this time on. They could hardly be characterized as those who persevere to the end (Heb 3:6, 14), so are almost certainly non-believers. C I Scofield - THE MIRACLE OF THE LOAVES AND FISHES (John 6:1–14) I. The Analysis 1. Jesus leaving Galilee, verse 1. 2. The gathering multitudes, verses 2–5. 3. The incomparable Teacher, verse 3 (see parallel accounts in Matt., Mark, Luke). 4. The hungering multitudes, verse 5. 5. The impotent disciples, verses 5–9. See “Heart.” 6. Feeding the multitude, verses 10, 11. 7. Gathering the fragments, verses 12–14. II. The Heart of the Lesson Christ commands the impossible; with Christ the impossible becomes possible—that is manifestly the core truth here. It is a parable in action, this feeding of the five thousand; a parable of interpretation, for it explains the whole mystery of the co-working of God and man; a parable of this dispensation, for it illustrates the method of the dispensation. Christ commands the impossible. Five barley loaves and two small fishes were too few for so many. When our Lord said: “Give ye them to eat” (Matt. 14:16), He told them to do what they were wholly unable to do. The enterprises of Christ are all humanly impossible. When he ordered twelve unlettered, untravelled fishermen and Galilean villagers to assault Judaism in its central stronghold, Jerusalem, and then to attack the heathen world system, a system organized by the immense skill and experience of Satan, and intrenched in the high places of the earth, He flung a handful of spring water against Niagara. And His ethic is just as impossible. When He tells us that we are perfectly identified with Himself, and that therefore we are to “Walk worthy of the Lord, unto all pleasing,” He commands what men cannot do. The yoke of the law, which neither the Apostles nor their fathers were able to bear, was child’s play compared to it. When His Word requires that our hearts shall hold an unceasing song of gratitude, and be filled with humility (Eph. 5:19–21), He requires the impossible. But with Him, all this becomes so possible as to seem axiomatic. Five barley loaves and two small fishes plus the creative power of Almighty God, are enough, not for five thousand daily, but the whole world. Twelve unlearned men plus the Holy Ghost, are enough to deliver souls out of the power of the very Sanhedrin itself, and, in three centuries, to drive heathenism from the throne of the world. A saved sinner, weak as water in himself, and the sport of the demons, may, in the power of the same Spirit, beat back Satan, and (an even greater victory) dethrone self and enthrone Christ over the kingdom within. And note: Doubtless Christ could have set aside the human instrumentality entirely. His own hands were sufficient for the task that day, and all the days, and all the tasks ever since. Not only so, He could have used the angels. It was not imperative that He should have us, but it was His plan. He made it part of the eternal counsels that as the salvation of mankind was entrusted to a Man, so the tidings of that salvation should be carried to man by man. But from the first messengers to the last, it is part of the plan that the power shall be of God. The sense of this is almost the lost sense of the churches of Christ. Organization, money, high training—these, which are but the loaves and fishes of the great enterprise, have been made the ground of confidence. Like the prophet’s servant on Dothan, we need to have our eyes opened to see that the mountain round about us is full of the horses and chariots of the fire of the Lord. John 6:3 Then Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat down with His disciples. BGT John 6:3 ἀνῆλθεν δὲ εἰς τὸ ὄρος Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἐκεῖ ἐκάθητο μετὰ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ. KJV John 6:3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. NET John 6:3 So Jesus went on up the mountainside and sat down there with his disciples. CSB John 6:3 So Jesus went up a mountain and sat down there with His disciples. ESV John 6:3 Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. NIV John 6:3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. NLT John 6:3 Then Jesus climbed a hill and sat down with his disciples around him. John 6:15 Mt 14:23 15:29 Lu 6:12,13 Lk 9:28 John 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Golan Heights North & East of Galilee Then - (NAS, NLT, NIV, "so" in CSB, NET) Then word normally marks sequence. In this context it suggests that at this time Jesus separated Himself from the main crowd. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat down with His disciples (mathetes) - There are not actually mountains in this area although there are hills. Believer's Study Bible "The reference to "mountain" is to the high ground that rises abruptly, east of the Lake of Galilee. The area is known as the Golan Heights (see map above) today." John MacArthur on the mountain- Mountains provided the setting for many of the important scenes in Christ’s life and ministry, including part of His temptation by the Devil (Matt. 4:8); the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5:1; 8:1); the choosing of the Twelve (Mark 3:13); the exercise of His healing ministry (Matt. 15:29–30); the transfiguration (Matt. 17:1); the Olivet Discourse (Matt. 24:3); His meeting with the disciples after the resurrection (Matt. 28:16); and His ascension (Acts 1:12). This particular mountain was probably located in the region known today as the Golan Heights, the site of a major battle between Israeli and Syrian forces during the Six-Day War of 1967. (See The MacArthur New Testament ) J C Ryle on His disciples - This expression includes not only the twelve who had been chosen and set apart by our Lord by this time, but many others who professed themselves His disciples. Many of them, it would appear from this very chapter (verse 66), were not really believers, and in course of time fell away. If Christ Himself had many such disciples and followers, ministers now-a-days (even the very best) must not be surprised to find the same state of things among their people! (ED: cf Mt 7:13-14, Mt 7:21-23, Mt 13:25-30, Mt 13:36-43) (John 6 Commentary) Disciples (3101) mathetes from manthano = to learn which Vine says is "from a root math, indicating thought accompanied by endeavor". Gives us our English = "mathematics" - see matheteuo) describes a person who learns from another by instruction, whether formal or informal. Another sources says mathetes is from from math- which speaks of "mental effort that thinks something through" and thus describes is a learner; a follower who learns the doctrines and the lifestyle of the one they follow. Discipleship includes the idea of one who intentionally learns by inquiry and observation (cf inductive Bible study) and thus mathetes is more than a mere pupil. A mathetes describes an adherent of a teacher. Mathetes itself has no spiritual connotation, and it is used of superficial followers of Jesus as well as of genuine believers (cf John 6:66). John 6:4 Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near. BGT John 6:4 ἦν δὲ ἐγγὺς τὸ πάσχα, ἡ ἑορτὴ τῶν Ἰουδαίων. KJV John 6:4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. NET John 6:4 (Now the Jewish feast of the Passover was near.) CSB John 6:4 Now the Passover, a Jewish festival, was near. ESV John 6:4 Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. NIV John 6:4 The Jewish Passover Feast was near. NLT John 6:4 (It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration.) John 2:13 Jn 5:1 Jn 11:55 Jn 12:1 Jn 13:1 Ex 12:6-14 Lev 23:5,7 De 16:1 John 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries THE PASSOVER WAS NEAR Now the Passover (pascha), the feast (heorte) of the Jews (Ioudaios), was near - This would signify that this miracle occurred in the Springtime (SEE PRECEDING DISCUSSION OF RELATION TO THE EVENTS IN JOHN 5). Passover (pascha) commemorates the nation’s deliverance from Egypt, that the Jews’ nationalistic feelings reached their peak. That may help explain the crowd’s zealous attempt to make Jesus king (Jn 6:15)." (
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William MacDonald - Many people try to explain away this miracle. The crowd, they say, saw the little boy give his five loaves and two fish to Jesus. This made them realize how selfish they were, so they decided to take out their lunches and share them with each other. In this way, there was food for everyone. But no such explanation will fit the facts, as we shall see in the next verse. (Borrow Believer's Bible Commentary) Kenneth Gangel - Two things surface in this portion of our text. First, we see that Jesus Christ was all-sufficient for any need even when his disciples were in confusion. Second, the purpose of the miracle seems clear: to instruct the disciples, to lay a foundation for the sermon on the bread of life, and to feed hungry people....Like Moses’ ancient rod, Samson’s donkey jawbone, and David’s sling, this simple lunch shows again that seemingly useless things can become important in Jesus’ hands. He alone is all-sufficient. Everyone was satisfied, and each disciple had his own personal basket of leftovers as a reminder of the Master’s power. (See Holman New Testament Commentary scroll up and down for more text) F. WHITFIELD JOHN 6:12. Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. -- Why? Because they all come from Jesus, and nothing that comes from Him must be lost. Your misspent moments, your tardy services, your sluggish energies, your cold affections, your omitted duties—“gather them up.” They are lying on the ground, but must not remain there. Gather them up and use them for His glory. Ask the Lord to revive His work in your soul. Ask for a quickened spirit; for more zeal, more devotion, more love to His cause. Awake from slumber! Shake off all earthly, carnal sleep. Thousands are perishing around you! Thousands are dying in sin! The angel of death is on the wing, and the coming of the Lord draweth nigh! Up and warn the world! Be active, diligent, persevering for Christ! “Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.” Filled (well-fed, satisfying, enjoyed)(1705)(empiplemi from en = in + pimplemi = to fill) means to make full and in NT used only of food. When a person is filled they are satisfied or satiated. Friberg's summary - (1) active satisfy, fill with something (Lk 1.53); (2) passive be satisfied, have enough of something (Jn 6.12); figuratively enjoy something, have one's fill of (Ro 15.24) In classical Greek empimplēmi (an alternate form of empiplaō) means “to fill quite full.” It is based on the root plē which means “full.” This term is used from Homer on and means “to fill a vessel” so that it can be seen as full (for example, of water). It can also mean “to fill a hungry man full of food” (Borrow Analytical Lexicon of the Greek New Testament) Empiplemi - 5v - Lk. 1:53; Lk. 6:25; Jn. 6:12; Acts 14:17; Rom. 15:24 Broken Loaves Broken Lives Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost. — John 6:12 Today's Scripture: John 6:1-14 While I was leading a seminar, I passed around a loaf of unsliced bread and asked each person to respond to it. One squeezed it and said, “It’s fresh.” Another commented, “It smells delicious.” Still another noted, “It looks nourishing.” Finally someone said, “That’s true, but I’m hungry!” With that, she broke off a piece and ate it. Her response said it all: Unbroken bread is useless. One day Jesus faced 5,000 hungry people. Only by breaking the five loaves and two fish into pieces could He miraculously feed the multitude (Jn. 6:11), and He refused to waste any leftover fragments (v.12). Not only did this miracle foreshadow Christ’s brokenness on the cross—a breaking that would make the Bread of Life available to all—but it also speaks to me of the brokenness that believers must experience if they are to be used by God. Do you fear a loss of usefulness due to broken health, broken hopes, broken promises? Fear not! Although some things lose their usefulness once they’re broken, there are two things that become more useful: broken loaves and broken lives. A broken heart can give to life Great depth and beauty never known; And when that heart yields all to Christ, His love through it is clearly shown. —DJD Broken things become useful in God's hands. He Makes Us New Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted. John 6:12 Today's Scripture & Insight: John 6:5–13 As a traveling executive, Shawn Seipler wrestled with an odd question. What happens to leftover soap in hotel rooms? Thrown out as trash for landfills, millions of soap bars could instead find new life, Seipler believed. So he launched Clean the World, a recycling venture that has helped more than eight thousand hotels, cruise lines, and resorts turn millions of pounds of discarded soap into sterilized, newly molded soap bars. Sent to people in need in more than one hundred countries, the recycled soap helps prevent countless hygiene-related illnesses and deaths. As Seipler said, “I know it sounds funny, but that little bar of soap on the counter in your hotel room can literally save a life.” The gathering up of something used or dirty to give it new life is also one of the most loving traits of our Savior, Jesus. In that manner, after He fed a crowd of five thousand with five small barley loaves and two small fish, He still said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted” (John 6:12). When have you felt you possessed little value? How has Jesus given you new life? When I feel worthless, dear Father, help me see my new life in You. A W Tozer (FROM his sermons -- The “Spiritual-or-Secular” Tightrope Everything in Our Lives Is Made Spiritual by Christ - Tozer, Speaks, Volume One) OUTLINE on John 6:5–11 Introduction: The setting of the miracle—Jesus alone with His disciples in the mountain, waiting on God, before the activity on behalf of the people. There is a precious kind of spiritual ‘inactivity’ that Christians must know in preparation for witnessing to and helping others. Mary and Martha form an illustration of this principle. I. Christ sees and understands human need. 1. Concerned for the people’s hunger. 2. Did not play down physical need. 3. Christ, our Bread, the Lord of every part of our lives. 4. He met their need, and gave added blessing. II. Christ uses imperfect men to help meet the need. 1. He looks beyond limitations of disciples. 2. Philip calculates; Andrew has a ray of hope. 3. A boy’s surrendered lunch—“Take it, Jesus.” 4. Loaves and fishes, the act of faith, all tokens of God’s grace. III. The miracle—Christ’s power added to man’s faith. 1. The human need is met—all are fed. 2. Man’s small ‘tokens’ result in much blessing when touched by God’s power and wisdom. 3. It is the Lord—He accepts our ‘tokens.’ More Than Enough [God] is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think. — Ephesians 3:20 Today's Scripture: 2 Kings 4:38-44 It was an unexpected provision in a time of need. The prophet Elisha, like others in Israel, was hard-pressed by the famine. But the prophet determined that he must share with other needy Israelites the 20 loaves of barley bread he had just received (2 Kings 4:42-44). Elisha’s servant questioned the wisdom of setting the food before 100 hungry men, for there was not enough to go around. Nevertheless, Elisha issued a command to feed his fellow prophets, adding a promise that this scanty provision would be enough: “Thus says the Lord: ‘They shall eat and have some left over'” (v.43). True to God’s word, when Elisha’s servant set the loaves before the people, “they ate and had some left over” (v.44). There was enough—and more than enough. A similar thing happened when Jesus fed 5,000 with 5 barley loaves and 2 small fish (John 6:1-14). These examples suggest the principle: When God gives, He is able to give more than enough. What matter though our loaves be few? Alike the little and the much When He shall add to what we have His multiplying touch. —Flint We always have enough when God is our supply. John 6:13 So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. and filled: 1Ki 7:15,16 2Ki 4:2-7 2Ch 25:9 Pr 11:24,25 2Co 9:8,9 Php 4:19 John 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries TWELVE BASKETS OF LEFTOVER LOAVES So - For this reason? What reason? They gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves (artos) which were left over by those who had eaten - The 12 baskets full ensures that Jesus would feed His own men. Nothing was wasted. Note that this miracle does not describe the crowd's reaction and therefore is meant primarily for the edification and encouragement of the 12 disciples. Jesus is generous, but not wasteful. - Guzik
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William MacDonald - They were waiting for an earthly monarch. But their faith was not genuine. They were not willing to admit that Jesus was the Son of God or to confess their sins and accept Him as Savior. (Borrow Believer's Bible Commentary) Henry
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William MacDonald - If He were only a man, they might well be afraid. But He is the mighty Creator and the Sustainer of the universe. With such a One close at hand, there was no reason to fear. He who made the Sea of Galilee in the first place could cause its waters to be calm in the second place, and could bring His fearful disciples safely to shore. The words “It is I” are literally “I AM.” So far this is the second time in John’s Gospel where Jesus used this name of Jehovah as applying to Himself. (Borrow Believer's Bible Commentary) THOUGHT - Are you currently in a "big storm," one that is unexpected, one that is very threatening? Most disciples are either in the storm, just coming out of it or just getting ready to enter it (unexpectedly)! God sovereignly sends/allows storms (cf Ps 107:25+) to perfect and strengthen our faith, and because this is true we can praise Him in the storm and enabled by His Spirit can even do the impossible - thank Him for the storm (see James 1:2-5+, 1Pe 1:6-7+)! We can do this even if the "storm" is of our own making (so to speak), that is, a storm that reflects divine discipline for disobedience (see Heb 12:10-11+; Ps 119:67, 71+). Take a moment to worship the Great and Mighty God Who because of His great love for us causes/allows storms in our life to make us more like His Son - I'll Praise You in the Storm. REMEMBER JESUS IS IN THE BOAT AND GOING THROUGH THE STORM WITH YOU! (cf Heb 13:5, 8) J C
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William MacDonald - This is one of many verses in the NT that teaches that salvation is not by works, not by law-keeping, not by church membership, not by obeying the Golden Rule, but simply by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ. (Borrow Believer's Bible Commentary) Bob
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William MacDonald - God not only simply chooses individuals. He does something about it. He speaks to their hearts through the teaching of His precious Word. Then man’s own will is involved. Those who respond to the teaching of God’s Word and learn from the Father are the ones who come to Christ. Here again we see the two great truths of God’s sovereignty and man’s choice placed side by side in Scripture. They show us that salvation has a divine side and a human side as well. (Borrow Believer's Bible Commentary) John
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William MacDonald - A parachute opens only after you jump out of the plane. Faith precedes sight and prepares your soul to understand, your heart to believe, your will to obey. All your questions of “How?” are answered by yielding to the authority of Christ, as Paul did when he cried, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” (Borrow Believer's Bible Commentary) John
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William MacDonald - This could not refer to the bread and the wine used at the Lord’s Supper. When the Lord instituted His Supper, on the night in which He was betrayed, his body had not yet been broken and His blood had not yet been shed. The disciples partook of the bread and the wine, but they did not literally eat His flesh and drink His blood. The Lord Jesus was simply stating that unless we appropriate to ourselves by faith the value of His death for us on Calvary, we can never be saved. We must believe on Him, receive Him, trust Him, and make Him our very own. (Borrow Believer's Bible Commentary) John Heading on eating flesh, drinking blood - Ritualists love to associate this act with their eucharist (corresponding to the Lord's Supper for believers). But there is no connection between the flesh and blood in this verse with the body and blood (bread and the cup) in the institution of the breaking of bread (Matt 26:26-28). In John 6:53 the thought is that of initial appropriation; it is the principle of turning from unbelief to faith, from death to life, from darkness to life (Acts 26:18). But the breaking of bread (ED: COMMUNION, "LORD'S SUPPER") is an act of remembrance and worship every Lord's Day (OR EVEN EVERY DAY IF YOU SO CHOOSE, WHICH IS WHAT THE FIRST CHURCH SEEMS TO HAVE PRACTICED!), and is the portion of those who are believers already. The former is a commencement, the latter is a continuance. The former is once-and-for-all, the latter is week-by-week, namely "as often as" (1 Cor 11:26+). If the former act of appropriation is not done, the Lord stated that "ye have no life in you", but if the breaking of bread is not engaged in, there is no lack of life, only spiritual weakness is demonstrated (ED: SEE CONSEQUENCES OF LACK OF SERIOUS SELF-EXAMINATION - 1Co 11:27-31+). (What the Bible Teaches - John) Steven Cole on one reason Jesus brings up eating - "He was the Passover Lamb of God (John 1:29+, 1Co 5:7+), offered up so that His blood would protect those who (BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH) applied it to their lives. The Jews were very familiar with eating the Passover lamb. By shocking them with this graphic language and applying it to Himself, those who were true seekers for eternal life would be jarred into realizing that their main need was not for a Messiah to give them literal bread, but for one to give them the bread of eternal life. They needed Jesus as their Passover Lamb." Editorial note - Of course this parallel breaks down somewhat for the Jews were not to drink the blood of the lamb in Exodus 12. (See What Are You Eating?) R Kent
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William MacDonald - When we eat literal food, we take it into our very being (ED: ASSIMILATE IT); and it becomes a (VITAL) part of us. When we accept the Lord Jesus as our Redeemer, He comes into our lives to abide (FOREVER), and we, too, abide (continually dwell) in Him. (Borrow Believer's Bible Commentary) I like the way Jamieson explains this hard saying - "As our food becomes incorporated with ourselves, so Christ and those who eat His flesh and drink His blood become spiritually one life, though personally distinct." COMMENT - "One life" speaks of the covenant oneness every believer in Christ experiences with Him, a oneness that one day will go from potential to perfection when we are glorified and abide with and in Him forever. Maranatha Lord! (See also The Oneness of Covenant and Covenant Oneness) Brian Bell - Just as you take food into your body, so you take Christ into your life; & He becomes one with you. Blum on abides in Me and I in him - The Father "remains" (ABIDES) in the Son (Jn 14:10), the Spirit "remains" on Jesus (Jn 1:32), and believers "remain" in Jesus and He in them (Jn 6:56; 15:4). The implications of this "remaining" are many. A believer enjoys intimacy with and security in Jesus. Just as He has His life from the Father, so believers have life because of Jesus. (SEE Bible Knowledge Commentary - scroll up and down for more text) Bob Utley on abides in Me and I in him This same truth is stated in John 15:4-7; 1 John 2:6,27,28; 3:6,24. This is the ongoing NT emphasis on abiding in faith (cf. Gal 6:9; Rev 2:7,11,17,26; 3:5,12,21. True response is validated by a continuing response (ED: Abides is present tense). This emphasis on perseverance is the missing element in American evangelicalism. One must not only start in faith, but finish in faith (Hebrews 11). Jonathan Edwards said, "Sure proof of election is that one hold out to the end." W. T. Conner said, "The salvation of a man elected to salvation is from eternity to eternity certain in the mind and purpose of God, yet it is conditioned upon faith, and a faith that perseveres and conquers." (See "ABIDING" IN JOHN'S WRITINGS) Related Resource: Perseverance of the Saints - is it biblical? Abides (continues, remains) (3306) meno in simple terms means to remain in the same place or position over a period of time. It means to reside, stay, live, lodge, tarry or dwell. Menō describes something that remains where it is, continues in a fixed state, or endures. Meno can mean "to take up permanent residence" or "to make yourself at home." Meno is the root of the Greek noun mone which means mansion or habitation (Jn 14:2, 23). Meno is a keyword for the apostle John who has more than one half of the NT uses. Meno in John's Gospel - Jn. 1:32; Jn. 1:33; Jn. 1:38; Jn. 1:39; Jn. 2:12; Jn. 3:36; Jn. 4:40; Jn. 5:38; Jn. 6:27; Jn. 6:56; Jn. 7:9; Jn. 8:31; Jn. 8:35; Jn. 9:41; Jn. 10:40; Jn. 11:6; Jn. 11:54; Jn. 12:24; Jn. 12:34; Jn. 12:46; Jn. 14:10; Jn. 14:17; Jn. 14:25; Jn. 15:4; Jn. 15:5; Jn. 15:6; Jn. 15:7; Jn. 15:9; Jn. 15:10; Jn. 15:16; Jn. 19:31; Jn. 21:22; Jn. 21:23; Meno in John's letters - 1 Jn. 2:6; 1 Jn. 2:10; 1 Jn. 2:14; 1 Jn. 2:17; 1 Jn. 2:19; 1 Jn. 2:24; 1 Jn. 2:27; 1 Jn. 2:28; 1 Jn. 3:6; 1 Jn. 3:9; 1 Jn. 3:14; 1 Jn. 3:15; 1 Jn. 3:17; 1 Jn. 3:24; 1 Jn. 4:12; 1 Jn. 4:13; 1 Jn. 4:15; 1 Jn. 4:16; 2 Jn. 1:2; 2 Jn. 1:9; Rev. 17:10 John 6:57 "As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also will live because of Me. BGT John 6:57 καθὼς ἀπέστειλέν με ὁ ζῶν πατὴρ κἀγὼ ζῶ διὰ τὸν πατέρα, καὶ ὁ τρώγων με κἀκεῖνος ζήσει δι᾽ ἐμέ. KJV John 6:57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. NET John 6:57 Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumes me will live because of me. CSB John 6:57 Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me. ESV John 6:57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. NIV John 6:57 Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. NLT John 6:57 I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me. NRS John 6:57 Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. NJB John 6:57 As the living Father sent me and I draw life from the Father, so whoever eats me will also draw life from me. NAB John 6:57 Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. YLT John 6:57 'According as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, he also who is eating me, even that one shall live because of me; the living: Ps 18:46 Jer 10:10 1Th 1:9 Heb 9:14 I live: John 5:26 17:21 also: John 11:25,26 14:6,19 1Co 15:22 2Co 13:4 Ga 2:20 Col 3:3,4 1Jn 4:9 John 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: John 5:21 “For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes. John 5:24-27 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. 25 “Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. 26 “For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; 27 and He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man. HOW TO HAVE ETERNAL LIFE In context, Jesus has just spoken of believers abiding in Him and He in them. Now He illustrates this close, inseparable union by describing His union with His Father. As the living (zao) Father sent Me, and I live (zao) because of the Father - The key words are living and life emphasizing the Father and Son are the Source of eternal life. Living Father and I live speak of the perfect communication of attributes between the Father and the Son. The Father has life and the Son has life because He is one with the Father in perfect union. So - For this reason or term of conclusion. In light of the intimate, living, life-giving connection between Jesus and His Father, Jesus offers this conclusion to believers. He who eats Me, he also will live (zao) because of Me - Eats again speaks of belief in Jesus Who has life because of union with His living Father and we in turn can now and forever experience His supernatural life. This is one facet of Peter's description of believers as "partakers (koinonos - one who fellowships and shares something in common with) of the divine nature." (2Pe 1:4+). William MacDonald - As a Man here in the world, Jesus lived because of the Father, that is, by reason of the Father. His life was lived in closest union and harmony with God the Father. God was the center and circumference of His life. His purpose was to be occupied with God the Father. He was here as a Man in the world, and the world did not realize that He was God manifest in the flesh. Although He was misunderstood by the world, yet He and His Father were one. They lived in closest intimacy. That is exactly the way it is with believers in the Lord Jesus. They are here in the world, misunderstood by the world, hated and often persecuted. But because they have put their faith and trust in the Lord Jesus, they live because of Him. Their lives are closely bound up with His life, and this life shall endure forever. (Borrow Believer's Bible Commentary) Live (living, alive) (2198) zao refers literally to natural physical life (opposite of death, Acts 22:22, 25:24, 28:4, Ro 7:1-3, 1Cor 7:39, of Adam = 1Cor 15:45; 2Cor 4:11 = refers to natural lives of believers; Php 1:22 - "to live on in the [physical] flesh"; 1Th 4:15,17 = believers physically alive at time of Rapture; Heb 2:15; Heb 9:17; James 4:15 = "we shall live" physically if God so wills it!), to come to life after death (Mt 9:18), to recover life after sickness (Jn 4:50). Zao refers to supernatural, spiritual life (cf Jn 11:25, 26), Paul explaining that Christ "lives because of the power of God." (2Cor 13:4) In Rev 16:3 "living thing" refers to the biological life of all the sea animals. In Rev 19:20 the Antichrist and his False Prophet will be "thrown alive into the lake of fire," indicating they will have conscious awareness of their torment (forever and ever). Zao refers to the new birth wrought by one's faith in the Gospel (Ro 1:17) Zao in John's Gospel - Jn. 4:10; Jn. 4:11; Jn. 4:50; Jn. 4:51; Jn. 4:53; Jn. 5:25; Jn. 6:51; Jn. 6:57; Jn. 6:58; Jn. 7:38; Jn. 11:25; Jn. 11:26; Jn. 14:19
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William MacDonald - They took offense because He said that He had come down from heaven. Now He asked them what will they think if they should see Him ascend back into heaven, which He knew He would do after His resurrection. They were also offended by His saying that men must eat His flesh. What would they think, then, if they should see that body of flesh ascend where He was before? How would men be able to eat His literal flesh and drink His literal blood after He had gone back to the Father? (Borrow Believer's Bible Commentary) Brian Bell - Maybe you’ll believe I “came down” if you see me “go back”? A forecast of His Ascension! (BUT SEE CARSON BELOW) D A Carson has a lengthy explanation on if you see the Son of Man ascending to where He was before - The Greek preserves the condition but no conclusion, so it is possible to understand the argument in one of two ways: (1) Jesus' ascension will make the offence even greater; or (2) Jesus' ascension will reduce or remove the offence. When we remember what Jesus' 'ascending' and his 'lifting up' (cf. notes on Jn 3:14) mean in the Fourth Gospel, we may conclude that the alternatives are not mutually exclusive (cf. Westcott, 1. 247). If the disciples find Jesus' claims, authority and even His language offensive, what will they think when they see Jesus on the cross, His way of 'ascending' to the place where he was before? That is the supreme scandal. However offensive the linguistic expression 'eating flesh and drinking blood' may be, how much more offensive is the crucifixion of an alleged Messiah! The very idea is outrageous, bordering on blasphemous obscenity, 'a stumbling-block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles' (1 Cor. 1:23). Yet this stands at the very heart of the divine self-disclosure. The moment of Jesus' greatest degradation and shame is the moment of his glorification, the path of his return to the glory he had with the Father before the world began (Jn 17:5). The hour when the Servant of the Lord is despised and rejected by men, when he is pierced for our transgressions and crushed for our iniquities (Isa. 53:3-5) is the very portal to the time when 'he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted' (Isa. 52:13). That is why the condition of this verse is left open. How men and women respond to this supreme scandal determines their destiny. Other religious leaders were said to have ascended to heaven at the end of their life, but Jesus the Son of Man (the title especially connected with his function as the revealer from heaven) first descended (v. 38; cf. notes on Jn 1:51; 6:27, 53), and so in ascending is merely returning to where he was before (cf. Jn 17:5). This not only affirms Jesus' pre-existence, but places him in a class quite different from antecedent Jewish religious heroes. (BORROW The Gospel according to John page 300) John 6:63 "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. BGT John 6:63 τὸ πνεῦμά ἐστιν τὸ ζῳοποιοῦν, ἡ σὰρξ οὐκ ὠφελεῖ οὐδέν· τὰ ῥήματα ἃ ἐγὼ λελάληκα ὑμῖν πνεῦμά ἐστιν καὶ ζωή ἐστιν. KJV John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. NET John 6:63 The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help! The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. CSB John 6:63 The Spirit is the One who gives life. The flesh doesn't help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. ESV John 6:63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. NIV John 6:63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. NLT John 6:63 The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. NRS John 6:63 It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. NJB John 6:63 'It is the spirit that gives life, the flesh has nothing to offer. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. NAB John 6:63 It is the spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. YLT John 6:63 the spirit it is that is giving life; the flesh doth not profit anything; the sayings that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life; GWN John 6:63 Life is spiritual. Your physical existence doesn't contribute to that life. The words that I have spoken to you are spiritual. They are life. BBE John 6:63 The spirit is the life giver; the flesh is of no value: the words which I have said to you are spirit and they are life. RSV John 6:63 It is the spirit that gives life, the flesh is of no avail; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. NKJ John 6:63 "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. ASV John 6:63 It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, are are life. MIT John 6:63 The spirit gives life. The flesh provides no benefit at all. The words I have spoken to you are spirit, expressing life. DBY John 6:63 It is the Spirit which quickens, the flesh profits nothing: the words which I have spoken unto you are spirit and are life. NIRV John 6:63 The Holy Spirit gives life. The body means nothing at all. The words I have spoken to you are from the Spirit. They give life. RWB John 6:63 It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak to you, they are spirit, and they are life. WEB John 6:63 It is the spirit that reviveth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak to you, {they} are spirit, and {they} are life. the spirit: Ge 2:7 Ro 8:2 1Co 15:45 2Co 3:6 Ga 5:25 1Pe 3:18 the flesh: Ro 2:25 3:1,2 1Co 11:27-29 Ga 5:6 6:15 1Ti 4:8 Heb 13:9 1Pe 3:21 the words: John 6:68 Jn 12:49,50 De 32:47 Ps 19:7-10 119:50,93,130 Ro 10:8-10,17 1Co 2:9-14 2Co 3:6-8 1Th 2:13 Heb 4:12 Jas 1:18 1Pe 1:23 John 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: 2 Corinthians 3:6 who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. Galatians 3:2 This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive (WERE YOU BORN AGAIN) the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? 3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. Deuteronomy 32:47 “For it is not an idle word for you; indeed it is your life. And by this word you will prolong your days in the land, which you are about to cross the Jordan to possess.” Luke 8:11; 15 “Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God....15 “But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance. Luke 8:21 But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.” James 1:18 In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures. James 1:21 Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls. 1 Peter 1:23 for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God. John 3:3-7+ Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 4 Nicodemus *said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?” 5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 “That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 “Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ JESUS' WORDS GIVE SPIRITUAL LIFE THROUGH THE WORK OF THE SPIRIT Several translations render this with a small "s" suggesting they do not see this as a reference to the Holy Spirit. But how could our spirit give life, recalling that Jesus has been speaking of eternal life? It is the Spirit (pneuma) Who gives life (zoopoieo - present tense); the flesh (sarx) profits (opheleo) nothing (oudeis - absolutely nothing!!!) - NLT paraphrase - "The Spirit Alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing." Keep the context in mind - Jesus has been speaking of how to obtain eternal life, clearly stating it is by believing in Him. In Jn 6:32 it is the Father "who gives you the true Bread out of heaven (and with it eternal life)." In Jn 6:32 (cf Jn 6:51) it is Jesus who "gives life to the world." Now it is the Spirit Who gives life. Thus we see the Trinity involved in the giving of life to dead sinners. The main point would seem to be that it is not literal eating which gives life but it is the Holy Spirit Who gives spiritual life to a sinner who believes Jesus' Words that He is the Bread of Life. (cf Jn 3:3-7+) To reiterate, in regard to spiritual life, only the Spirit can give it, and human works in an attempt to attain spiritual life are futile and ultimately eternally fatal! As John wrote earlier this new life in Christ is not from "the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God." (Jn 1:13+) D A Carson on the flesh profits nothing - To take the words of the preceding discourse literally, without penetrating their symbolic meaning, is useless. It causes offence; it does not arrive at Jesus' meaning, for the flesh counts for nothing....It is not as if the flesh is of no significance: after all, the Word became flesh (Jn 1:14). But when all the focus of attention is on the flesh, then the real significance of Jesus is missed, and the kinds of objections raised both by 'the Jews' and by ostensible disciples quickly surface. (See The Gospel According to John - scroll up and down for more text) John
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William MacDonald - The difficulty lay not so much in their inability as in their unwillingness (Jn 5:40+). (Borrow Believer's Bible Commentary) For Jesus knew (eido) from the beginning (arche) who they were who did not believe (pisteuo), and who it was that would betray (paradidomi) Him - This is a parenthetical comment by John. When is the beginning? This is difficult to state dogmatically - beginning of His ministry, beginning of time, in eternity past? Probably all are to some degree intended. This statement is most likely a parenthetical comment by John to help understand why He dogmatically stated some would not believe in Him. Jesus knew who would place their faith in Him and He also knew which one of the 12 disciples would betray (paradidomi) Him (anticipating His words in Jn 7:70-71). Betray (hand over) (3860) paradidomi from para = alongside, beside, to the side of, over to + didomi = to give) conveys the basic meaning of to give over from one's hand to someone or something, especially to give over to the power of another, even as Judas would do to Jesus in the Garden (see paradidomi in Mt 26:48, 27:2-4). John 6:65 And He was saying, "For this reason I have said to you, that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted him from the Father." BGT John 6:65 καὶ ἔλεγεν· διὰ τοῦτο εἴρηκα ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐδεὶς δύναται ἐλθεῖν πρός με ἐὰν μὴ ᾖ δεδομένον αὐτῷ ἐκ τοῦ πατρός. KJV 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. NET John 6:65 So Jesus added, "Because of this I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has allowed him to come." CSB John 6:65 He said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless it is granted to him by the Father." ESV John 6:65 And he said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father." NIV John 6:65 He went on to say, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled him." NLT John 6:65 Then he said, "That is why I said that people can't come to me unless the Father gives them to me." NRS John 6:65 And he said, "For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted by the Father." NJB John 6:65 He went on, 'This is why I told you that no one could come to me except by the gift of the Father.' NAB John 6:65 And he said, "For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by my Father." YLT John 6:65 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.' GWN John 6:65 So he added, "That is why I told you that people cannot come to me unless the Father provides the way." BBE John 6:65 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. RSV John 6:65 And he said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father." NKJ John 6:65 And He said, "Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father." ASV John 6:65 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. MIT John 6:65 He continued, "This is the reason I said to you that no one is able to come to me unless that privilege is granted him by the father." DBY John 6:65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no one can come to me unless it be given to him from the Father. NIRV John 6:65 So he continued speaking. He said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father helps him." RWB John 6:65 And he said, Therefore I said to you, that no man can come to me, except it were given to him by my Father. that no: John 6:37,44,45 Jn 10:16,26,27 Jn 12:37-41 Eph 2:8,9 Php 1:29 1Ti 1:14 2Ti 2:25 Titus 3:3-7 Heb 12:2 Jas 1:16-18 John 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: John 6:37 “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. John 6:44 “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day. John 10:16 “I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd. John 10:26 “But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep. John 10:27 “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; John 12:37-41 But though He had performed so many signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke: “LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT? AND TO WHOM HAS THE ARM OF THE LORD BEEN REVEALED?” 39 For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, 40 “HE HAS BLINDED THEIR EYES AND HE HARDENED THEIR HEART, SO THAT THEY WOULD NOT SEE WITH THEIR EYES AND PERCEIVE WITH THEIR HEART, AND BE CONVERTED AND I HEAL THEM.” 41 These things Isaiah said because he saw His glory, and he spoke of Him. THE REASON THEY WOULD NOT COME - THEY COULD NOT And He was saying, "For this reason (term of conclusion) I have said to you, that (oudeis - absolutely) no one can (dunamai - is inherently able to) come to Me unless it has been granted him from the Father." - What reason? Their unbelief just predicted in John 6:64. Just in case they (and we) missed it Jesus reiterates the only way a spiritually dead sinner comes to Him is if the Father grants that to happen (John 6:37,44+) In short, no sinner who is spiritually dead could or would come to Jesus and believe in Him on their own initiative. This is a "hard" teaching for any of us, as it certainly "pulls the rug" of pride from under us! Our pride would like to take a little credit but this passage negates that consideration. As men and women with free will, we have one "work" and that is to believe. John