John 6:47

47 Verily, verily, I say to you, He that believes [on me] has life eternal.

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 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every one that has heard from the Father [himself], and has learned [of him], comes to me;

46 not that any one has seen the Father, except he who is of God, he has seen the Father.

47 Verily, verily, I say to you, He that believes [on me] has life eternal.

48 I am the bread of life.

49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness and died.