John 6:47

47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believes 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 It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every man therefore that has heard from the Father and has learned comes unto me.

46 Not that anyone has seen the Father, except he who is of God, he has seen the Father.

47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believes in me has eternal life.

48 I AM the bread of life.

49 Your fathers ate manna in the wilderness and are dead.