KJV King James Version
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
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John 6:44
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
WEB World English Bible
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.
ASV American Standard Version
No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
no one is able to come unto me, if the Father who sent me may not draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day;
Surrounding context — John 6
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.
44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οὐδεὶςG3762 · oudeisnoneδύναταιG1410 · dunamaibe ableἐλθεῖνG2064 · erchomaito come/goπρόςG4314 · prosto/withμε,G3165 · memeἐὰνG1437 · eanifμὴG3361 · mēnotὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατὴρG3962 · patērfatherὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπέμψαςG3992 · pempōto sendμεG3165 · memeἑλκύσῃG1670 · helkuō, helkōto draw/persuadeαὐτόν,G846 · autosit/s/heκἀγὼG1473 · egōI/weἀναστήσωG450 · anistēmito ariseαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐσχάτῃG2078 · eschatoslast/leastἡμέρᾳ.G2250 · hēmeraday
Cross-references
John 6:65And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.Matthew 11:25-27At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.John 6:39-40And 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.Ephesians 2:4-10But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,Matthew 16:17And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed [it] unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.John 12:32And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all [men] unto me.John 6:45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.Titus 3:3-5For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.Jeremiah 31:3The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, [saying], Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.John 5:44How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that [cometh] from God only?Hosea 11:4I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.Colossians 2:12Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with [him] through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.John 3:3-7Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.Philippians 1:29For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;John 12:37-40But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:Romans 8:7-8Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.John 8:43Why do ye not understand my speech? [even] because ye cannot hear my word.Song of Solomon 1:4Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
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