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 them."

◄ John 6:65 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
He went on to say, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them."

English Standard Version
And he said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.”

New American Standard Bible
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."

King James Bible
And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless it is granted to him by the Father."

International Standard Version
So he said, "That's why I told you that no one can come to me unless it be granted him by the Father."

American Standard Version
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said: Therefore did I say to you, that no man can come to me, unless it be given him by my Father.

Darby Bible Translation
And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no one can come to me unless it be given to him from the Father.

Young's Literal Translation
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.'

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

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 dead and worthless. He who made this provision for our souls, alone can teach us these things, and draw us unto Christ, that we may live by faith in him. Let us apply to Christ, thankful that it is declared that every one who is willing to come unto him shall be made welcome.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

65. Therefore said I, &c.—that is, "That was why I spoke to you of the necessity of divine teaching which some of you are strangers to."

except it were given him—plainly showing that by the Father's "drawing" (Joh 6:44) was meant an internal and efficacious operation, for in recalling the statement here He says, it must be "given to a man to come" to Christ.