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

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

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

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:63

Some of Jesus’ disciples turned from Him because they preferred the material realm to the spiritual realm, for which Jesus had an obvious preference. He warned them that the Spirit gives real life (cf. Genesis 1:2; Ezekiel 37:14; John 3:6) whereas the flesh provides nothing of comparable importance. The words that Jesus had spoken to them dealt with spiritual realities and resulted in spiritual life. Furthermore they were words that came from God’s Spirit. Therefore they were extremely... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:64

In spite of the importance of spiritual life, Jesus said He recognized that some of His disciples did not believe on Him. This was a tragic irony. They had followed Jesus and had listened to Him, but they did not believe Him.John added that Jesus knew who did not believe on Him, even who of His disciples would betray Him (John 6:70-71), to show that human unbelief did not take Jesus by surprise."Jesus had given ample opportunity for faith to all those who followed him; yet from the beginning... read more

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

Again Jesus expressed His belief that the human decision to believe or not believe rested ultimately in God’s elective purpose (John 6:37; John 6:44). Thus He did not view the unbelief of His disciples as an indication that He had failed. Notwithstanding, He did not present the importance of belief on Himself as something His hearers could take or leave either. It meant the difference between life and death to them, and He urged them to believe. read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:66

Jesus lost many of His followers because of the Bread of Life discourse (cf. John 6:60). His explanation to them following the discourse did not change their minds. He had made no concessions. They had understood Him correctly the first time. The Greek phrase ek toutou can mean "from this time" or "for this reason." Both meanings fit here.In this passage we see four responses to Jesus: seeking (John 6:22-40), murmuring (John 6:41-51), striving (John 6:52-59), and departing (John 6:60-71).... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:66-71

The response of the Twelve 6:66-71 read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:67

Jesus’ question assumed a negative answer, as is clear from the Greek construction. He undoubtedly asked it not because He had questions about the Twelve’s perseverance (John 6:64) but because they needed to reaffirm their commitment. It would have been easy for them to agree with the crowd. The question also implied that very many of His disciples had abandoned Jesus, perhaps the majority. read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:68-69

Typically, Peter spoke for the Twelve. "Lord" (Gr. kurios) can mean simply "sir," but here it probably has a deeper meaning. These disciples were reaffirming their allegiance to the One whom Peter now identified as the Holy One of God (cf. Psalms 16:10; Isaiah 41:14; Isaiah 43:3; Isaiah 47:4; Isaiah 48:17; Mark 1:24; Luke 4:34). Peter probably did not mean that they viewed Jesus as their last resort but that Jesus was their only hope. They believed that Jesus’ teachings resulted in eternal life... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:70

It might appear that the Twelve had chosen Jesus as their rabbi, but really the choice had been His (Mark 3:13-19; Luke 6:12-16). He had chosen them and they had then believed on Him even as the Father chose the elect who then believed on Jesus. Reflecting His knowledge of those who believed in Him and those who did not (John 6:64), Jesus revealed that even among the Twelve there was one unbeliever. Jesus had chosen him to be one of the Twelve, but God had not chosen Him for salvation.The Greek... read more

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

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:63

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:64

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:66

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:66-71

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:67

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:68-69

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:70

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