John 6:49-71 ESV

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:61

(61) When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured.—The tenses in the original describe the scene in the present: Jesus as knowing, the disciples as murmuring. The knowledge is in Himself, uninformed by them, and His teaching is addressed to the thoughts of their hearts. They were placing themselves in the position of the Jews (John 6:41), and were making the stepping-stone of spiritual knowledge, up which faith would have walked, into a rock of offence over which blindness fell. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:62

(62) What and if ye shall see . . .?—Our version adds the word “what,” as will be seen from the italics, but it rightly expresses the sense. Literally, we should read, If then ye should behold the Son of Man ascending up where He was before? The Ascension would be the proof of the coming down from heaven (John 6:58), which is part of the teaching they cannot now accept. The margin refers to the more formal statement of this in John 3:13. The reader should also compare John 20:17, where the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:63

(63) It is the spirit that quickeneth.—The word “quickeneth,” though it has almost passed from everyday use, will probably hold its place in theological use, and convey for the most part the true meaning. If it is retained here, it must, however, be noted that it is a compound of the word rendered “life” at the close of the verse. “It is the spirit that giveth life . . . the words . . . are spirit and are life.” These words are immediately connected with the thought of the Ascension, which was... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:64

(64) There are some of you that believe not.—Later, the word “disciple” became synonymous with the word “believer,” but there are those now following Him just as they would follow any Rabbi, and, regarding Him as a merely human teacher, they fall short of the faith which was the first qualification for true discipleship. They had heard, it may be, the Sermon on the Mount, and such teaching as that of Matthew 13:0. In part they could understand this, and therefore in part believed; but when... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:65

(65) No man can come unto me.—Unless the fields had been prepared it was in vain to sow the seed. No effort on the sower’s part could make them receptive. The fact that they believed not, declared that their hearts were not prepared, but did not affect the goodness of the seed. This defection did not surprise Him. He had already used words which anticipated it. (Comp. Note on John 6:37; John 6:44.)It will be observed that this verse follows in the teaching of Christ immediately on the first... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:66

(66) From that time.—The addition of the word “time” has given a definite and questionable meaning to the Greek, which is indefinite. “From that” probably means on that account, because of the words He had spoken. The actual departure was the result of the teaching, which tested their faith and found it wanting, and was at that time, not gradually from that time onwards. (Comp. Note on John 19:12.)Many of his disciples.—Co-extensive with the same term in John 6:60. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:67

(67) Will ye also go away?—We have to think of the disciples grouped round Him, the Twelve—now a distinct body, and so well known that St. John names them for the first time without a note—being nearer to Him than the rest, and of these the first four (see Note on Matthew 10:2) the nearest. Many go away from Him. Men He had taught, borne with in all their weakness and darkness, watched as some light seemed to dawn upon them, hoped for, prayed for, lived for, and would die for, turn back. Yes;... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:68

(68) Then Simon Peter answered.—The look may have been directed to Peter, or here, as elsewhere, his natural character makes him spokesman for the Twelve. And striking is his speech. “Go away? To whom? They had left all to follow Him, and find all in Him. The Baptist is not living, and they know no other teacher. Go away? How could it be, when His words are spirit and eternal life?” (John 6:63.) read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:69

(69) And we believe and are sure.—Better, We have believed and are sure. (Comp. John 1:41-42.) Go away? The faith which first burned in their hearts has passed into the calm certainty of settled knowledge.Thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God, has found its way into this place from the confession of Matthew 16:16. The almost certain reading here is, Thou art the Holy One of God. They had heard this title ascribed to Him by beings from the spirit world (comp. Note on Mark 1:24), and it... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:70

(70) One of you is a devil.—But even the brightness of His hope in them is not uncrossed by a shadow; and this shadow is seen in its fearful darkness by the light of the truth, which, like a flash of inspiration, has come to Peter’s heart, and has been spoken in the names of all. No human joy is for the Man of Sorrows unmarred. The very height to which these eleven have risen, through doubt and difficulty, in honest hearts and earnest lives, shows the depth to which one, with like power and... read more

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:61

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:62

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:63

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:64

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:65

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:66

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:67

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:68

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:69

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:70

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