John 6:65

65 So he continued speaking. He said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father helps him."

John 6:65 Meaning and Commentary

John 6:65

And he said, therefore said I unto you
Referring to ( John 6:44 ) , where the substance of what is here said, is there delivered; though the Ethiopic version reads, therefore I say unto you, what follows:

that no man can come to me, except it be given him of my Father;
which is the same, as to be drawn by the Father; for faith in Christ is the gift of God, and coming to him, is owing to efficacious grace, and is not the produce of man's power and freewill; (See Gill on John 6:44).

John 6:65 In-Context

63 The Holy Spirit gives life. The body means nothing at all. The words I have spoken to you are from the Spirit. They give life.

64 But there are some of you who do not believe." Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe. And he had known who was going to hand him over to his enemies.

65 So he continued speaking. He said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father helps him."

66 From this time on, many of his disciples turned back. They no longer followed him.

67 "You don't want to leave also, do you?" Jesus asked the Twelve.