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John 6:45

“It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard from the Father and learned comes to me.”

John 6:45 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Isaiah 54:13

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Jesus quotes Isaiah 54:13 in shortened form. Where the Hebrew says “all your children will be taught by YHWH,” John says “they will all be taught by God.”

Formula: ἔστιν γεγραμμένον ἐν τοῖς προφήταις “it is written in the Prophets” (John 6:45)

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Greek of the New Testament: ἔστιν γεγραμμένον ἐν τοῖς προφήταις Καὶ ἔσονται πάντες διδακτοὶ θεοῦ πᾶς ὁ ἀκούσας παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ μαθὼν ἔρχεται πρὸς ἐμέ

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וְכָל בָּנַיִךְ לִמּוּדֵי יְהוָה וְרַב שְׁלוֹם בָּנָיִךְ

Septuagint (Isaiah 54:13 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ πάντας τοὺς υἱούς σου διδακτοὺς θεοῦ, ἐν πολλῇ εἰρήνῃ τὰ τέκνα σου.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, no two consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

John 6:45, word by word

It isἔστινestin

be

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “estin” appears
writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenon

it is written

So the Bible says; a passage is quoted.

Where else “gegrammenon” appears
the Prophetsπροφήταιςprophētais

prophet

Someone who speaks for God.

Where else “prophētais” appears
be taughtδιδακτοὶdidaktoi

taught

Taught, instructed.

Where else “didaktoi” appears
by God.’θεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theou” appears
has heardἀκούσαςakousas

hear

To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.

Where else “akousas” appears
the Fatherπατρὸςpatros

Father

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

Where else “patros” appears
learnedμαθὼνmathōn

learn

To come to know or understand something by teaching or by experience.

Where else “mathōn” appears
comesἔρχεταιerchetai

come

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

Where else “erchetai” appears

Translation note

Isaiah 54:13.

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Quotation · Isaiah 54:13

Jesus quotes Isaiah 54:13 in shortened form. Where the Hebrew says “all your children will be taught by YHWH,” John says “they will all be taught by God.”

See them side by side

John 6:45

45It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard from the Father and learned comes to me.

Isaiah 54:13

13And all your children will be disciples of YHWH, and great will be the peace of your children.

The context

44No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.

45 · This verse (above)

46Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father.

Read all of John 6

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  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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