John 6:65
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And he said, Therefore said I to you, that no man can come to me, except it were given to him of my Father.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And he said, Therefore said I to you, that no man can come to me, except it were given to him of my Father.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And he said, This is why I said to you, No man is able to come to me if he is not given the power to do so by the Father.
Webster's Revision
And he said, Therefore I said to you, that no man can come to me, except it were given to him by my Father.
World English Bible
He said, "For this cause have I said to you that no one can come to me, unless it is given to him by my Father."
English Revised Version (ERV)
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.
Clarke's John 6:65 Bible Commentary
Therefore said I unto you - John 6:44. See the note there.
Except it were given unto him - None can come at first, unless he be drawn by the Father; and none can continue, unless he continue under those sacred influences which God gives only to those who do not receive his first graces in vain. St. Augustin himself grants that it was the sole fault of these disciples that they did not believe, and were saved. Quare non Poterant credere, si a me quaeratur, cito respondeo, quia Nolebant. If I be asked why these could not believe, I immediately answer, because they Would Not. Aug. Tract. 53, in Joan.
Wesley's John 6:65 Bible Commentary
6:65 Unless it be given - And it is given to those only who will receive it on God's own terms.