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Andκαὶhe was saying,ἔλεγεν“For this reasonΔιὰ τοῦτοI have toldεἴρηκαyouὑμῖνthatὅτιno oneοὐδεὶςcanδύναταιcomeἐλθεῖνtoπρόςmeμεunlessἐὰν μὴit has beenᾖgivenδεδομένονhimαὐτῷbyἐκthe Father.”τοῦ πατρός
John 6:65
Study it in the app“And he was saying, “For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it has been given him by the Father.””
With the Greek beneath
John 6:65, word by word
- he was sayingἔλεγενelegen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegen” appears- canδύναταιdynatai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynatai” appears- comeἐλθεῖνelthein
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthein” appears- it has beenᾖēi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēi” appears- givenδεδομένονdedomenon
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dedomenon” appears- the Fatherπατρόςpatros
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patros” appears
The context
64But there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was who would hand him over.
65 · This verse (above)
66From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him.
To study John 6 in a group
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. 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. 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?