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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:44

No man can come to me ,.... That is, by faith, as in John 6:35 ; for otherwise they could corporeally come to him, but not spiritually; because they had neither power nor will of themselves; being dead in trespasses and sins, and impotent to everything that is spiritual: and whilst men are in a state of unregeneracy, blindness, and darkness, they see no need of coming to Christ, nor anything in him worth coming for; they are prejudiced against him, and their hearts are set on other things;... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:45

It is written in the prophets ,.... In the book of the prophets, as the Ethiopic version renders it: the Jews divided the books of the Old Testament into three parts, the Law, the Prophets, and the Hagiographa; now in that division which was called the Prophets, are the following words: or in one of the prophets, namely, in Isaiah 54:13 ; so the Syriac version reads, "in the prophet"; though some think reference is had to more prophets, and more passages than one, as besides the above... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:46

Not that any man hath seen the Father ,.... This is said, lest it should be thought from the above words, that our Lord meant that men should be so taught of God, as that they should visibly see the Father, and vocally hear his voice, and be personally instructed by him; for his voice is not heard, nor his shape seen; see John 1:18 ; save he which is of God ; who is begotten of him, and of the same nature and perfections with him, though a distinct person from him, and who was always... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:47

Verily, verily, I say unto you ,.... This is a certain truth, and to be depended on: he that believeth on me hath everlasting life ; not only he may have it, as in John 6:40 , and shall have it, but he has it; he has it in Christ, his head and representative; he has it in the covenant of grace; he has it in faith and hope; he has a right unto it, and a meetness for it; he has the earnest of it, the grace and Spirit of God; and he has the beginning and foretastes of it in his soul, and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:48

I am that bread of life. See Gill on John 6:35 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:49

Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness ,.... All the while they were in the wilderness, for the space of forty years, till they came to the borders of the land of Canaan; this was their only food on which they lived, during their travels through the wilderness. It is observable, that Christ says, not "our fathers", but "your fathers"; for though Christ, as concerning the flesh, came of these fathers, yet in every sense they were rather theirs than his; because regard may be had to such... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:50

This is the bread which cometh down from heaven ,.... Namely, that of which he had spoken John 6:32 , meaning himself: that a man may eat thereof, and not die ; for this heavenly bread is soul quickening, soul strengthening, and soul satisfying food; nor can there be any want where this is: eating of it is not to be understood corporeally, as these Capernaites took it; nor sacramentally, as if it was confined to the ordinance of the Lord's supper, which was not, as yet, instituted; but... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:51

I am the living bread which came down from heaven ,.... This is the same with what is said in John 6:33 , which is true of Christ, as he has life in him; and is the author and giver of life to others; and is of an heavenly original, and came from heaven to give life to men: and such is the virtue of this living and heavenly bread, that if any man eat of this bread he shall live for ever ; not a natural, but a spiritual life; a life of sanctification, which is begun here, and will be... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:52

The Jews therefore strove among themselves ,.... Fell to cavilling and disputing one among another; some understanding Christ, and others not; some being for him, and vindicated what he said; and others being against him, and who were the majority, objected, saying how can this man give us his flesh to eat ? which is to be understood, not physically, but as morally impossible and unlawful; since, with the Jews, it was not lawful to eat the flesh of any creature alive, and much less the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:53

Then Jesus said unto them ,.... The Jews, who were litigating this point among themselves: verily, verily, I say unto you ; or you may assure yourselves of the truth of what follows, except ye eat the flesh of the son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you : by "the son of man", Christ means himself; under which title he often speaks of himself; because it was a title of the Messiah under the Old Testament; and was expressive of the truth of his human nature, though as... read more

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