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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Because he said, I am the bread which came down from heavens. And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven! There are always some who complain that the gospel is “too commonplace, too well-known.” They already know all that is to be known about it, just...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they said, is not this Jesus the son of Joseph?.... From murmuring they go to mocking and scoffing at his parentage and descent, and object this to his coming down from heaven; and intend by it to upbraid him with the meanness of his birth, being the son of Joseph, a poor carpenter; and suggest, that it was great arrogance in him to claim an...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they said, Is not this Jesus, the, son, of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven? This is just the way with men, they judge by outward appearances; and if the gospel comes to them as a thing beloved of poor men, if it be preached with much eloquence, if the service be without; the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Jesus therefore answered and said unto them,.... Either overhearing what they said, or knowing, as God, their secret murmurs, and private cavils among themselves, thus addressed them, murmur not among yourselves: meaning neither about his descent from heaven, nor about coming to him, and believing in him; for it follows,
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. “I never thought you would believe in me; I never imagined that I should win your confidence.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves, No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day, Note the unflinching boldness of Christ. He did not say to these people, “Well, you have some cause for murmuring, and I will explain the matter to you.” On the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. It was a muttering that was scarcely audible, but Jesus heard it, and he checked it. The Lord cannot take any delight in murmuring: “Murmur not among yourselves.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and will raise him up at the last day. This was high ground for Christ to take; it was as much as to say, “You need not murmur; I did not expect that you would believe in me. I know that human nature is...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
No man can come to me,.... That is, by faith, as in John 6:35; for otherwise they could corporeally come to him, but not spiritually; because they had neither power nor will of themselves; being dead in trespasses and sins, and impotent to everything that is spiritual: and whilst men are in a state of unregeneracy, blindness, and darkness, they...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. He corrects the notion into which they might have fallen that they...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him. — “You are not drawn unto me; therefore it is clear that you are not the subjects of divine grace. You think you are judging me, but in so doing you are really judging and condemning yourselves.” Whenever men sit in judgment on the gospel, they soon let us know what kind of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the father, cometh unto me. Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. “Do not suppose that, even when you are taught of God, you will...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. May we so hear, and so learn of the Father, that we may come to Jesus Christ! This exposition consisted of readings from Joh_6:1-14; Joh_6:30-45.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. You did not expect the Saviour to say just that, did you? He always speaks the truth, even though he has to lay the axe at the root of the tree of self-confidence. He does not seem to be encouraging his hearers, but rather to be repelling...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
It is written in the prophets,.... In the book of the prophets, as the Ethiopic version renders it: the Jews divided the books of the Old Testament into three parts, the Law, the Prophets, and the Hagiographa; now in that division which was called the Prophets, are the following words: or in one of the prophets, namely, in Isaiah 54:13; so the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. So, in street, he said to them, “You have not been taught of God; the Father has never drawn you, else would you have received me.” So does the brave Champion thrust the naked sword of truth into...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. Beware, dear friends, of any learning Christ, except by divine teaching, for what we learn merely from the lips of our fellow-men will never be vitally learnt or really understood. We must be all...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
It is written in the prophets, and they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. This was as much as to say, “The Father has never taught you. You have learned nothing from him, or you would come to me; but in your rejection of me you prove that you are strangers to the grace...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. Nobody else will come to Christ; there is no real Christian in the world but is of God’s making. A Christian is a sacred thing, the Holy Ghost has made him so. It takes as much of God’s...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Not that any man hath seen the Father,.... This is said, lest it should be thought from the above words, that our Lord meant that men should be so taught of God, as that they should visibly see the Father, and vocally hear his voice, and be personally instructed by him; for his voice is not heard, nor his shape seen; see John 1:18; save he which...