John 6:37

“Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out,”

John 6:37 · direct translation from the Greek
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John 6:37, word by word

the Fatherπατὴρpatēr

Father

God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.

Where else “patēr” appears
givesδίδωσίνdidōsin

give

To hand something to another freely, as a gift.

Where else “didōsin” appears
will comeἥξειhēxei

have come

Come, arrive, be here.

Where else “hēxei” appears
comesἐρχόμενονerchomenon

come

To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.

Where else “erchomenon” appears
castἐκβάλωekbalō

drive out

To expel someone, like demons.

Where else “ekbalō” appears
outἔξωexō

outside

Points to the space on the other side of a door, a wall or a group.

Where else “exō” appears

The context

36But I said to you that you have seen me and yet you do not believe.

37 · This verse (above)

38because I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of the one who sent me.

Read all of John 6

To study John 6 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    What did the boy Andrew mentioned have, and what does Jesus do with it before it is given to the crowd? (vv. 8-13)

  2. 2. What it means

    Jesus says, “I am the bread of life.” What does he promise to the one who comes to him and believes in him? (vv. 35-40)

  3. 3. How I live it

    When many walked away, Peter answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life” (vv. 66-68). What keeps you close to Jesus?

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