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I will raise them up at the last day.” <a href="/esv/john/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” <a href="/bsb/john/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.” <a href="/blb/john/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For this is the will of My Father, that everyone beholding the Son and believing in Him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up in the last day." <a href="/kjv/john/6.htm">King James Bible</a> And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. <a href="/nkjv/john/6.htm">New King James Version</a> And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.” <a href="/nasb_/john/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.” <a href="/nasb/john/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/john/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him, may have eternal life; and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.” <a href="/lsb/john/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.” <a href="/amp/john/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For this is My Father’s will and purpose, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him [as Savior] will have eternal life, and I will raise him up [from the dead] on the last day.” <a href="/csb/john/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For this is the will of my Father: that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him will have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” <a href="/hcsb/john/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For this is the will of My Father: that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.&#8221 <a href="/asv/john/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> For this is the will of my Father, that every one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. <a href="/cev/john/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> My Father wants everyone who sees the Son to have faith in him and to have eternal life. Then I will raise them to life on the last day. <a href="/erv/john/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> For this is the will of my Father, that every one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. <a href="/gwt/john/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> My Father wants all those who see the Son and believe in him to have eternal life. He wants me to bring them back to life on the last day." <a href="/gnt/john/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> For what my Father wants is that all who see the Son and believe in him should have eternal life. And I will raise them to life on the last day." <a href="/isv/john/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> This is my Father's will: That everyone who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him to life on the last day." <a href="/msb/john/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And it is the will of Him who sent Me that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.? <a href="/net/john/6.htm">NET Bible</a> For this is the will of my Father--for everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him to have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day." <a href="/nheb/john/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> This is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day." <a href="/wbt/john/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one who seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. <a href="/wey/john/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For this is my Father's will, that every one who fixes his gaze on the Son of God and believes in Him should have the Life of the Ages, and I will raise him to life on the last day." <a href="/web/john/6.htm">World English Bible</a> This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who is beholding the Son, and is believing in Him, may have continuous life, and I will raise him up in the last day.” <a href="/blb/john/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For this is the will of My Father, that everyone beholding the Son and believing in Him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up in the last day." <a href="/ylt/john/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and this is the will of Him who sent me, that every one who is beholding the Son, and is believing in him, may have life age-during, and I will raise him up in the last day.' <a href="/slt/john/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And this is the will of him having sent me, that every one seeing the Son, and believing in him, should have eternal life: and I will raise him up at the last day.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And this is the will of my Father that sent me: that every one who seeth the Son, and believeth in him, may have life everlasting, and I will raise him up in the last day. <a href="/cpdv/john/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> So then, this is the will of my Father who sent me: that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” <a href="/nabre/john/6.htm">New American Bible</a> For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him [on] the last day.” <a href="/nrsvce/john/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For this is the will of my Father, that whoever sees the Son and believes in him, shall have life everlasting; and I will raise him up at the last day. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “For this is the will of my Father: Everyone who sees The Son and trusts in him shall have eternal life, and I shall raise him in the last day.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For this is the will of him that sent me, that every one who sees the Son, and believes on him, may have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.<CM> <a href="/godbey/john/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>For this is the will of my Father, that every one seeing the Son, and believing on Him, may have eternal life; and I will raise him up in the last day.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And this is the will of him that sent me, That every one who seeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have life eternal: and I will raise him up at the last day.<CM> <a href="/mace/john/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> I say, is the will of him that sent me, that every one who observes the son, and believeth on him, should have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. <a href="/wey/john/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For this is my Father's will, that every one who fixes his gaze on the Son of God and believes in Him should have the Life of the Ages, and I will raise him to life on the last day." <a href="/worrell/john/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>For this is the will of My Father, that every one who beholds the Son, and believes on Him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>And this is the will of Him that sent me, that every one who looketh <Fr>attentively<FR> at the Son, and <Fr>so<FR> believeth on Him, may have eternal life: and I will raise him up at the last day.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/6-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=2030" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/6.htm">Jesus the Bread of Life</a> …39And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day. 40<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touto (DPro-NNS) -- This; he, she, it. ">it</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patros (N-GMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father’s</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2307.htm" title="2307: thelēma (N-NNS) -- An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination.">will</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pas (Adj-NMS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">everyone</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/2334.htm" title="2334: theōrōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- From a derivative of theaomai; to be a spectator of, i.e. Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge).">looks to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: Huion (N-AMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">Son</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: pisteuōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">believes</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">in</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echē (V-PSA-3S) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">shall have</a> <a href="/greek/166.htm" title="166: aiōnion (Adj-AFS) -- From aion; perpetual.">eternal</a> <a href="/greek/2222.htm" title="2222: zōēn (N-AFS) -- Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life.">life,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/450.htm" title="450: anastēsō (V-FIA-1S) -- To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.">will raise him up</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">at</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2078.htm" title="2078: eschatē (Adj-DFS) -- Last, at the last, finally, till the end. A superlative probably from echo; farthest, final.">last</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmera (N-DFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day.”</a> 41At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a> For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. <a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a> Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” <a href="/john/5-24.htm">John 5:24</a> Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life. <a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28</a> I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. <a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a> Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. <a href="/1_john/5-11.htm">1 John 5:11-13</a> And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. / Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. / I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a> For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20-22</a> But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. / For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. / For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-14.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:14</a> For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him. <a href="/2_timothy/1-10.htm">2 Timothy 1:10</a> And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel, <a href="/matthew/25-46.htm">Matthew 25:46</a> And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a> ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.” <a href="/isaiah/25-8.htm">Isaiah 25:8</a> He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken. <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a> And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a> Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which sees the Son, and believes on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.seeth.<a href="/john/6-36.htm">John 6:36,37</a> But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not… <a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a> And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.<a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a> But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.and believeth.<a href="/john/6-27.htm">John 6:27,35,54</a> Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed… <a href="/john/3-15.htm">John 3:15-18,36</a> That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life… <a href="/john/5-24.htm">John 5:24</a> Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.I will.<a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25</a> Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/6-27.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/john/6-27.htm">Ages</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Beholdeth</a> <a href="/john/2-23.htm">Beholding</a> <a href="/job/41-34.htm">Beholds</a> <a href="/john/6-35.htm">Believes</a> <a href="/john/6-35.htm">Believeth</a> <a href="/john/6-35.htm">Believing</a> <a href="/john/6-27.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/john/6-27.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/john/6-36.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/john/6-39.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/james/1-25.htm">Fixes</a> <a href="/luke/6-20.htm">Gaze</a> <a href="/john/6-35.htm">Life</a> <a href="/john/6-39.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/john/6-39.htm">Raise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/6-47.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/john/6-47.htm">Ages</a> <a href="/john/10-12.htm">Beholdeth</a> <a href="/john/12-45.htm">Beholding</a> <a href="/john/12-45.htm">Beholds</a> <a href="/john/6-47.htm">Believes</a> <a href="/john/6-47.htm">Believeth</a> <a href="/john/6-47.htm">Believing</a> <a href="/john/6-47.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/john/6-47.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/john/6-47.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/john/8-38.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-7.htm">Fixes</a> <a href="/acts/3-4.htm">Gaze</a> <a href="/john/6-47.htm">Life</a> <a href="/john/7-17.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/john/6-44.htm">Raise</a><div class="vheading2">John 6</div>1. <a href="/john/6-1.htm">Jesus feeds five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes.</a> 15. <a href="/john/6-15.htm">Thereupon the people would have made him king;</a> 16. <a href="/john/6-16.htm">but withdrawing himself, he walks on the sea to his disciples;</a> 26. <a href="/john/6-26.htm">reproves the people flocking after him, and all the fleshly hearers of his word;</a> 32. <a href="/john/6-32.htm">declares himself to be the bread of life to believers.</a> 66. <a href="/john/6-66.htm">Many disciples depart from him.</a> 68. <a href="/john/6-68.htm">Peter confesses him.</a> 70. <a href="/john/6-70.htm">Judas is a devil.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of the Gospel of John, the will of the Father is a recurring theme, highlighting the unity and harmony between Jesus and God the Father. This aligns with passages like <a href="/john/5-30.htm">John 5:30</a>, where Jesus states that He seeks not His own will but the will of the Father who sent Him. The concept of God's will is central to understanding the divine plan for salvation, as seen throughout the New Testament.that everyone who looks to the Son The act of looking to the Son signifies faith and trust in Jesus Christ. This phrase echoes the imagery from <a href="/numbers/21-9.htm">Numbers 21:9</a>, where the Israelites were healed by looking at the bronze serpent lifted by Moses. Jesus Himself makes this connection in <a href="/john/3-14.htm">John 3:14-15</a>, indicating that just as the serpent was lifted up, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes may have eternal life. This typology underscores the necessity of faith in Christ for salvation.and believes in Him Belief in Jesus is a central tenet of Christian faith, as it is through faith that one is justified and receives salvation. This belief is not merely intellectual assent but involves trust and reliance on Jesus as Savior and Lord. The Gospel of John frequently emphasizes belief, as seen in <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a> and <a href="/john/20-31.htm">John 20:31</a>, where the purpose of the Gospel is stated to be that readers may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing, they may have life in His name.shall have eternal life Eternal life is a key promise of the Gospel, representing not just unending existence but a quality of life in communion with God. This life begins at the moment of faith and continues beyond physical death. The concept of eternal life is contrasted with perishing, as seen in <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>, and is a gift from God through Jesus Christ, as affirmed in <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>. It reflects the fulfillment of God's promise of salvation and restoration.and I will raise him up at the last day. The promise of resurrection is a cornerstone of Christian hope. Jesus assures believers of their future resurrection, which is a physical and bodily resurrection at the end of the age. This promise is reiterated in <a href="/john/6-39.htm">John 6:39, 44, and 54</a>, emphasizing the certainty and assurance of this future event. The "last day" refers to the eschatological culmination of history, when Christ will return, as described in passages like <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16-17</a> and <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12-13</a>. This resurrection is part of the broader biblical narrative of redemption and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure in this passage, who is speaking about His role in granting eternal life to believers. 2. <a href="/topical/g/god_the_father.htm">God the Father</a> Referred to as "My Father," indicating the divine will and authority behind the promise of eternal life. 3. <a href="/topical/b/believers.htm">Believers</a> Those who "look to the Son and believe in Him," highlighting the requirement of faith for eternal life. 4. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_life.htm">Eternal Life</a> The promise given to believers, signifying a life that transcends physical death. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_last_day.htm">The Last Day</a> A future event when Jesus will raise believers, indicating the culmination of God's redemptive plan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_will_of_the_father.htm">The Will of the Father</a> God's desire is for all to come to faith in Jesus, emphasizing His love and grace. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith.htm">The Role of Faith</a> Belief in Jesus is not just intellectual assent but involves trust and reliance on Him for salvation. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_life_as_a_present_and_future_reality.htm">Eternal Life as a Present and Future Reality</a> Eternal life begins at the moment of faith and continues beyond physical death, offering hope and assurance. <a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_resurrection.htm">The Promise of Resurrection</a> The assurance of being raised on the last day provides comfort and motivation for holy living. <a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_evangelism.htm">The Urgency of Evangelism</a> Understanding God's will should compel believers to share the gospel, inviting others to look to the Son.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 6</a> <a href="/q/how_to_stop_sinful_body_actions.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'raise him up'?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_three_lds_kingdoms.htm">Who enters heaven by doing the Father's will?</a> <a href="/q/who_enters_heaven_by_god's_will.htm">Who enters heaven by doing the Father's will?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_jesus'_promise_linked_to_heaven.htm">How does Jesus' promise relate to heaven in Christianity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(40) And this is the will of him that sent me.--Read, For this is the will of My Father. (See <a href="/john/6-39.htm" title="And this is the Father's will which has sent me, that of all which he has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.">John 6:39</a>.) The common text has inserted the opening words of these verses. There can be no doubt that the change indicated gives the original reading, and it will be seen that the relation of "Father" and "Son" is thus preserved.Every one which seeth the Son.--We pass here to the individuals who compose the great mass of humanity. It is the divine will that no one should be excluded, but that he may have eternal life (comp. <a href="/john/3-15.htm" title="That whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.">John 3:15</a>; <a href="/john/5-24.htm" title="Truly, truly, I say to you, He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death to life.">John 5:24</a>): this is the Father's gift in the person of the Son. The exercise of the mental power to see Him, the reception of Him and trust upon Him: this is man's acceptance of God's gift. The word rendered "seeth" means to look upon, to contemplate, and is the first step towards a true faith.The analogy of the previous verse makes it probable that we should render the last clause of this verse, and that I should raise him up at the last day. The difference of tenses is important. The believer has now the principle of eternal life, but this is to be his in its fulness when he shall be raised up at the last day. This thought of the final victory is the joyous refrain of these verses (<a href="/context/john/6-39.htm" title="And this is the Father's will which has sent me, that of all which he has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.">John 6:39-40</a>; <a href="/john/6-44.htm" title="No man can come to me, except the Father which has sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.">John 6:44</a>; <a href="/john/6-54.htm" title="Whoever eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, has eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.">John 6:54</a>). The spirit brought into communion with the original source of life becomes life in itself. This life is greater than death, and cannot be holden by it (comp. <a href="/john/6-53.htm" title="Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you.">John 6:53</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 40. - For this is the will of my Father (or, of him that sent me), that every one (πᾶς, instead of the πᾶν of vers. 37, 39), treated separately and individually, who beholdeth - i.e. steadily and continuously contemplates - the Son (here he identifies himself with the revelation of the sonship in his own Person) and believeth on him - i.e. entrusts himself in a full moral surrender to the Son (the εἰς αὐτόν must be here especially noticed) as thus revealed - should have eternal life. This is the sublime law of Divine arrangement, and the fullest expression of the will of the Father (comp. <a href="/1_john/5-12.htm">1 John 5:12</a>, "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life"). "Behold and trust." These are the conditions. The steady gaze, the full perception of the Divine Son-ship that is adequately expressed in the Son of man, issues by a Divine arrangement in life eternal. The blessedness of the life of faith, its elevation above the conditions of corruption and decay, are not all which he promises, for he added, And (perhaps the ἵνα is carried on to the ἀναστήσω, and so the word is in subj. aor. rather than fut. indic., and, if so, the sentence may express the fact), that I should raise him (not "it;" cf. ver. 39) at the last day. It is not improbable, as we have seen, that our Lord uttered these verses (37-40) to the innermost circle of his followers. The first discourse closes with ver. 36. The disciples looked with eager and inquisitive glances at each other and at their Lord, and received these teachings of the Lord concerning the relation he was sustaining to the Father, and the claim he made to be the Almoner of the mercy and minister of the judgment of him that sent him. This great utterance corresponds with the celebrated synoptic recital (<a href="/matthew/11-26.htm">Matthew 11:26, 27</a>). <a href="/commentaries/john/6-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For γάρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. it τοῦτο (touto) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Father’s Πατρός (Patros) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. will θέλημα (thelēma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2307.htm">Strong's 2307: </a> An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination. that ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. everyone πᾶς (pas) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. who ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. looks to θεωρῶν (theōrōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2334.htm">Strong's 2334: </a> From a derivative of theaomai; to be a spectator of, i.e. Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge). the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Son Υἱὸν (Huion) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. believes πιστεύων (pisteuōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. in εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Him αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. shall have ἔχῃ (echē) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. eternal αἰώνιον (aiōnion) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_166.htm">Strong's 166: </a> From aion; perpetual. life, ζωὴν (zōēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2222.htm">Strong's 2222: </a> Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. will raise him up ἀναστήσω (anastēsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_450.htm">Strong's 450: </a> To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up. at ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. last ἐσχάτῃ (eschatē) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2078.htm">Strong's 2078: </a> Last, at the last, finally, till the end. A superlative probably from echo; farthest, final. day.? ἡμέρᾳ (hēmera) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/6-40.htm">John 6:40 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/6-40.htm">John 6:40 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/6-40.htm">John 6:40 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/6-40.htm">John 6:40 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/6-40.htm">John 6:40 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/6-40.htm">John 6:40 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/6-40.htm">John 6:40 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/6-40.htm">John 6:40 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/6-40.htm">John 6:40 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/6-40.htm">John 6:40 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/6-40.htm">NT Gospels: John 6:40 This is the will of the one (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/6-39.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 6:39"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 6:39" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/6-41.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 6:41"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 6:41" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>