John 6:36

36 I have told you this explicitly because even though you have seen me in action, you don't really believe me.

John 6:36 Meaning and Commentary

John 6:36

But I said unto you
The substance of what follows in ( John 6:26 ) though the Persic and Ethiopic versions render it, "I say unto you"; and so refers not to anything before said, but to what he was about to say:

that ye also have seen me, and believe not;
that is, they had not only seen him in person, which many kings, prophets, and righteous men had desired, but not enjoyed, yet nevertheless believed; but they had seen his miracles, and had shared in the advantages of them, being healed, and fed corporeally by him, and yet believed not in him as the spiritual Saviour and Redeemer of their souls; nor did they come to him in a spiritual way, for eternal life and salvation.

John 6:36 In-Context

34 They jumped at that: "Master, give us this bread, now and forever!"

35 Jesus said, "I am the Bread of Life. The person who aligns with me hungers no more and thirsts no more, ever.

36 I have told you this explicitly because even though you have seen me in action, you don't really believe me.

37 Every person the Father gives me eventually comes running to me. And once that person is with me, I hold on and don't let go.

38 I came down from heaven not to follow my own whim but to accomplish the will of the One who sent me.