John 6:62 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:62

The Ascension foretold. The aim of our Lord's conversation with the Jews was to convince those who were prepared for the revelation, that he was the Divine Mediator, and that union with him was the one hope of salvation for sinful men. An inferior claim he could not have made. Yet this assertion of his power and dignity was an offence to many who heard the Saviour's language, and who could not believe that the lowly Nazarene occupied a place so exalted in the counsels of the Eternal.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 6:62

What and if ... - Jesus does not say that those who were then present would see him ascend, but he implies that he would ascend. They had taken offence because he said he came down from heaven. Instead of explaining that away, he proceeds to state another doctrine quite as offensive to them - that he would reascend to heaven. The apostles only were present at his ascension, Acts 1:9. As Jesus was to ascend to heaven, it was clear that he could not have intended literally that they should eat... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 6:61-65

John 6:61-65. When Jesus knew Greek, ειδως δε ο Ιησους εν εαυτω , Jesus knowing in himself; that his disciples murmured at it Though they did not speak out their objections and scruples; said, Doth this, which you have just now heard, offend you And do you stumble at it as incredible? What if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up Αναβαινοντα , ascending; where he was before? How much more incredible will it then appear to you, that he should give you his flesh to eat? Or, will not... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 6:60-71

68. Words of eternal life (John 6:60-71)Many of the people who followed Jesus found his teaching about the bread of life hard to understand. Jesus told them that if they had difficulty believing this, they would be positively amazed when they saw him going bodily back to heaven. Their difficulties arose because they were thinking only of physical flesh and blood, and failed to see the spiritual truths they illustrated. They still did not understand how eternal life could result from Jesus’... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 6:62

What and if, &c.? The Apodosis which is wanting (by Ellipsis) must be supplied thus: "If" (as in John 6:51 ) therefore ye should behold the Son of man ascending up where He was before [will ye be offended then]? " ascend = ascending. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 6:62

What then if ye should see the Son of man ascending where he was before?This is a reference to the ascension of Christ into heaven, an event which would, of necessity, be preceded by the sufferings and death of the Lord. It seems that for that latter fact, not stated but implied, the Lord spoke these words with a view to raising the question of how his disciples' faith would be able to withstand the far greater test of events leading to his ascension. If a shocking metaphor had offended them,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 6:61-62

John 6:61-62. Doth this offend you?— "Are you offended, because I said my flesh is bread, and that it came down from heaven, and that you must eat my flesh and drink my blood, in order to your having eternal life?—What if ye shall see me ascend up into heaven bodily, where I was before? Will not that convince you of the truth of my having come down from heaven? Will it not shew you likewise, that I never intended you should eat my flesh in a corporeal manner, and consequently that my discourse... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:60-65

The response of many disciples 6:60-65 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:61-62

Evidently Jesus spoke these words to a large group of His followers that included the Twelve. He suggested that He would yet reveal things to them that would be harder for them to accept than what they had heard so far. He had told them that He had come down from heaven (John 6:38), and this had scandalized (Gr. skandalizei) them. What would they think if they saw Him ascend into heaven?Jesus may have been referring to His bodily ascension, but perhaps He was speaking of His crucifixion (cf.... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:1-71

The Bread of LifeJohn 6:1 to John 7:1. Feeding the five thousand. Walking upon the sea. Discourse upon the bread of life. Defection of many disciples. The Apostles stand firm.Returning from Jerusalem, our Lord met the Apostles somewhere on the W. of the lake (perhaps at Capernaum), and heard their report of their mission (Luke 9:10). He then spent about a fortnight preaching and healing the sick (John 6:2), and afterwards, seeking retirement, sailed with them to a desert place on the NE. coast... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:62

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 6:62

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 6:61-65

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 6:60-71

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 6:62

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 6:62

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 6:61-62

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:60-65

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:61-62

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:1-71

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