KJV King James Version
And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
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John 6:40
And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
WEB World English Bible
This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
ASV American Standard Version
For this is the will of my Father, that every one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and this is the will of Him who sent me, that every one who is beholding the Son, and is believing in him, may have life age-during, and I will raise him up in the last day.’
Surrounding context — John 6
37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
39 And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τοῦτοG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itγάρG1063 · garforἐστινG1510 · eimito beτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoθέλημαG2307 · thelēmawill/desireτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατρόςG3962 · patērfatherμου,G3165 · memeἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toπᾶςG3956 · pasallὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεωρῶνG2334 · theōreōto see/experienceτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱὸνG5207 · uhiossonκαὶG2532 · kaiandπιστεύωνG4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)εἰςG1519 · eistowardαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἔχῃG2192 · echōto have/beζωὴνG2222 · zōēlifeαἰώνιον,G166 · aiōnioseternalκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀναστήσωG450 · anistēmito ariseαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐσχάτῃG2078 · eschatoslast/leastἡμέρᾳ.¶G2250 · hēmeraday
Cross-references
John 5:24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.Romans 6:23For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.John 6:54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.John 11:25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:John 3:15-18That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.John 4:14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.Luke 2:30For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,John 6:27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.John 14:19Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.John 12:45And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.John 3:36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.1 John 2:25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, [even] eternal life.1 John 1:1-3That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;John 10:28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.Isaiah 52:10The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.1 John 5:11-13And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.Isaiah 45:21-22Tell ye, and bring [them] near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? [who] hath told it from that time? [have] not I the LORD? and [there is] no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; [there is] none beside me.
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