John 6:47

47 I am telling you the truth: he who believes has eternal life.

John 6:47 Meaning and 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 shall certainly enjoy it.

John 6:47 In-Context

45 The prophets wrote, "Everyone will be taught by God.' Anyone who hears the Father and learns from him comes to me.
46 This does not mean that anyone has seen the Father; he who is from God is the only one who has seen the Father.
47 I am telling you the truth: he who believes has eternal life.
48 I am the bread of life.
49 Your ancestors ate manna in the desert, but they died.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.