John 6:47

47 I tell you the truth, whoever 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 It is written in the prophets, 'They will all be taught by God.' Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.
46 No one has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only he has seen the Father.
47 I tell you the truth, whoever believes has eternal life.
48 I am the bread that gives life.
49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but still they died.
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