John 6:44
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“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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can come to me--in the sense of Joh 6:35. except the Father which hath sent me--that is, the Father as the Sender of Me and to carry out the design of My mission. draw him--by an internal and efficacious operation; though by all the means of rational conviction, and in a way altogether consonant to their moral nature (Sol 1:4; Jer 31:3; Hos 11:3-4). raise him up, &c.--(See on Joh 6:54).
Open source ↗In this chapter we have, I. The miracle of the loaves (Joh 6:1-14). II. Christ's walking upon the water (Joh 6:15-21). III. The people's flocking after him to Capernaum (Joh 6:22-25). IV. His conference with them, occasioned by the miracle of the loaves, in which he reproves them for seeking carnal food, and directs them to spiritual food (Joh 6:26, Joh 6:27), showing them how they must labour for spiritual food (Joh 6:28, Joh 6:29), and what that spiritual food is (v. 30-59). V. Their discontent at what he said, and the reproof he gave them for it (Joh 6:60-65). VI. The apostasy of many from him, and his discourse with his disciples that adhered to him upon that occasion (Joh 6:66-71).
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Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—
The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.
I led them with cords of kindness, with ropes of love; I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.
How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.
For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,
Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.