John 6:47

47 Truly I say to you, He who has faith in me 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 writings of the prophets say, And they will all have teaching from God. Everyone whose ears have been open to the teaching of the Father comes to me.

46 Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only he who is from God, he has seen the Father.

47 Truly I say to you, He who has faith in me has eternal life.

48 I am the bread of life.

49 Your fathers took the manna in the waste land--and they are dead.