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John 6:43 "Stop grumbling among yourselves," Jesus replied.
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chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />“Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But Jesus replied, “Stop complaining about what I said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Do not grumble among yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said to them, "Do not grumble with one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Jesus therefore answered and said to them, “Do not murmur among yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said to them, “Stop complaining among yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said to them, “Do not grumble among yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Jesus answered and said to them, “Do not grumble among yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Jesus answered and said to them, “Stop grumbling among yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Jesus answered, “Stop murmuring among yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Stop grumbling among yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Stop complaining among yourselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus told them: Stop grumbling! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus responded, "Stop criticizing me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered, "Stop grumbling among yourselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, "Stop grumbling among yourselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Stop grumbling among yourselves,? Jesus therefore replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jesus replied, "Do not complain about me to one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore Jesus answered them, "Do not murmur among yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Jesus therefore answered and said to them, Murmur not among yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Do not thus find fault among yourselves," replied Jesus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore Jesus answered them, “Don’t murmur among yourselves. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered, therefore, and said to them, “Do not murmur with one another;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said to them, "Do not grumble with one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jesus answered, therefore, and said to them, 'Murmur not one with another;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Then answered Jesus and said to them, Murmur not with one another.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Jesus therefore answered, and said to them: Murmur not among yourselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so Jesus responded and said to them: “Do not choose to murmur among yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said to them, “Stop murmuring among yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Do not complain among yourselves.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said to them, Do not murmur one with another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Yeshua answered and said to them, “Do not mutter one with another.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said to them: Murmur not among your selves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus responded and said to them, <FR>Murmur not with one another.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said to them, Murmur not among yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus therefore replied, murmur not among your selves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Do not thus find fault among yourselves," replied Jesus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus answered, and said to them, <FR>"Murmur not among yourselves.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus therefore said unto them, <FR>Murmur not among yourselves.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/6-43.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=2062" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/6.htm">Jesus the Bread of Life</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">42</span>They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’ ” <span class="reftext">43</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: Mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">“Stop</a> <a href="/greek/1111.htm" title="1111: gongyzete (V-PMA-2P) -- To whisper, murmur, grumble (generally of smoldering discontent). Of uncertain derivation; to grumble.">grumbling</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: met’ (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">among</a> <a href="/greek/240.htm" title="240: allēlōn (RecPro-GMP) -- One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.">yourselves,” </a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: Apekrithē (V-AIP-3S) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">replied.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- 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> </span> <span class="reftext">44</span>“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-44.htm">John 6:44</a></span><br />“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-65.htm">John 6:65</a></span><br />Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-41.htm">John 5:41-44</a></span><br />I do not accept glory from men, / but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you. / I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-32.htm">John 7:32-34</a></span><br />When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him. / So Jesus said, “I am with you only a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me. / You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-43.htm">John 8:43-47</a></span><br />Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message. / You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. / But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-37.htm">John 12:37-40</a></span><br />Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him. / This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” / For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-27.htm">John 3:27</a></span><br />John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-26.htm">John 10:26-29</a></span><br />But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe. / My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. / I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-6.htm">John 17:6-9</a></span><br />I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. / Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You. / For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-25.htm">Matthew 11:25-27</a></span><br />At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. / Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight. / All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-16.htm">Romans 9:16</a></span><br />So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm">1 Corinthians 2:14</a></span><br />The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a></span><br />For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, / not by works, so that no one can boast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a></span><br />“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Jesus therefore answered and said to them, Murmur not among yourselves.</p><p class="hdg">Murmur.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/6-64.htm">John 6:64</a></b></br> But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/16-19.htm">John 16:19</a></b></br> Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/16-8.htm">Matthew 16:8</a></b></br> <i>Which</i> when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/6-41.htm">Fault</a> <a href="/john/6-41.htm">Find</a> <a href="/john/6-41.htm">Grumble</a> <a href="/john/6-41.htm">Grumbling</a> <a href="/john/6-42.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-24.htm">Murmur</a> <a href="/john/5-14.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/john/5-42.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/18-38.htm">Fault</a> <a href="/john/7-17.htm">Find</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">Grumble</a> <a href="/john/6-61.htm">Grumbling</a> <a href="/john/6-53.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/6-61.htm">Murmur</a> <a href="/john/7-24.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/john/6-53.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">John 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-1.htm">Jesus feeds five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-15.htm">Thereupon the people would have made him king;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-16.htm">but withdrawing himself, he walks on the sea to his disciples;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-26.htm">reproves the people flocking after him, and all the fleshly hearers of his word;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-32.htm">declares himself to be the bread of life to believers.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">66. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-66.htm">Many disciples depart from him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">68. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-68.htm">Peter confesses him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">70. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-70.htm">Judas is a devil.</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Stop grumbling among yourselves,</b><br>In this phrase, Jesus addresses the crowd's dissatisfaction and murmuring. The term "grumbling" is reminiscent of the Israelites' complaints in the wilderness (<a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Exodus 16:2</a>, <a href="/numbers/14-27.htm">Numbers 14:27</a>), highlighting a recurring theme of disbelief and dissatisfaction among God's people. This context suggests a lack of faith and understanding of Jesus' mission. The use of "among yourselves" indicates internal discord, reflecting a community struggling with Jesus' teachings. This phrase calls for introspection and unity, urging the audience to cease their complaints and open their hearts to divine truth.<p><b>Jesus replied.</b><br>The phrase indicates a direct response from Jesus, emphasizing His role as a teacher and authority. In the Gospel of John, Jesus often engages directly with His audience, providing clarity and deeper insight into His teachings. This interaction underscores His patience and willingness to address doubts and questions. The use of "replied" suggests a conversational and relational approach, inviting the audience into a deeper understanding of His identity and purpose. Jesus' response is not just corrective but also instructive, guiding the listeners towards faith and acceptance of His message.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is addressing the crowd, specifically the Jews who were questioning His teachings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jews.htm">The Jews</a></b><br>The audience to whom Jesus is speaking. They were grumbling about His claim to be the bread that came down from heaven.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/capernaum.htm">Capernaum</a></b><br>The location where this discourse takes place. It is a significant place in Jesus' ministry, often serving as a base for His operations.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_bread_of_life_discourse.htm">The Bread of Life Discourse</a></b><br>This event is part of a larger teaching where Jesus explains His role as the spiritual sustenance for believers.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_synagogue.htm">The Synagogue</a></b><br>The setting for this teaching, where Jesus often engaged with the Jewish leaders and the public.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_grumbling.htm">Avoiding Grumbling</a></b><br>Grumbling reflects a lack of faith and trust in God's provision. Jesus calls us to trust in Him as the ultimate source of life and sustenance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_jesus_as_the_bread_of_life.htm">Recognizing Jesus as the Bread of Life</a></b><br>Understanding Jesus as the spiritual nourishment we need is crucial for our spiritual growth and relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_jesus'_teachings.htm">Responding to Jesus' Teachings</a></b><br>Instead of grumbling or doubting, we should seek to understand and embrace Jesus' teachings, even when they challenge our preconceived notions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_over_familiarity.htm">Faith Over Familiarity</a></b><br>The Jews' familiarity with Jesus' earthly origins led to doubt. We must look beyond the familiar and trust in Jesus' divine nature and mission.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_unity.htm">Community and Unity</a></b><br>Grumbling often leads to division. As a community of believers, we should strive for unity and encourage one another in faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_physics_explain_jesus_walking_on_water.htm">John 6:16-21: Is there any plausible explanation or historical support for Jesus walking on water, given the known laws of physics?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_herod_see_jesus_as_john_the_baptist.htm">Did Herod think that Jesus was John the Baptist? Yes (Matthew 14:2; Mark 6:16) No (Luke 9:9)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_only_one_path_to_salvation.htm">John 14:6 - Why should an all-loving God provide only one exclusive path to salvation through Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_you_prioritize_others_today.htm">How can you put others before yourself today?</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>(43) He does not meet their difficulty. It does not appear, indeed, that it was expressed to Him. He seeks to silence the interruption which their murmuring <span class= "ital">among themselves</span> has caused, and resumes the discourse broken at <a href="/john/6-40.htm" title="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.">John 6:40</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 43, 44.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Jesus answered</span> <span class="cmt_word">and said to them</span>, <span class="cmt_word">Murmur</span> <span class="cmt_word">not among yourselves</span>; or, <span class="accented">with one another</span>. He had searched out a deeper reason for their murmuring than their probable involuntary ignorance of certain miraculous facts. <span class="cmt_word">No man can come</span> (is able to come) <span class="cmt_word">to me except the Father, who hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day</span>. In the previous utterance "all" which the Father "gives" to the Son "comes" to him, reaches him, enters into close relationship with him. Here "no one is able" by the nature of the case "to come" except this process and method of a Divine giving is realized. The Father's "giving" to him is described in new terms, as "the drawing" by the Father who hath sent him. The word <span class="greek">ἐλκύειν</span> almost always implies resistless or at least successful force, in the stretching of a sail, the dragging of a net, the force applied to a prisoner, the drawing of a sword (<a href="/john/18-10.htm">John 18:10</a>; <a href="/john/21-6.htm">John 21:6, 11</a>; <a href="/acts/16-19.htm">Acts 16:19</a>; <a href="/james/2-6.htm">James 2:6</a>). It is used also in Attic writers for the internal drawing of desire towards pleasure (Plato, "Phaedr.," p. 238, <span class="accented">a</span>; cf. Virgil, "Ecl.," 2:65, "<span class="accented">Trahit</span> sua quemque voluptas"). Our Lord also uses the word for his own attractive force, for the Divine magnetism of his cross, "If I be lifted up, I will <span class="accented">draw</span> all men to me;" I will counteract all the power of the prince of this world (see <a href="/john/12-32.htm">John 12:32</a>, note). This drawing of the Father to the Son by an internal operation on the heart must be interpreted by the attractive force of the love and sacrifice of the Father which is seen in Christ's being lifted up; and still further explained by his own subsequent assertion in ch. 14, "No man cometh unto the Father but by me." So that, while the whole action centres in Christ, the process begins and ends in the Father's heart. The Father loves the world; the Father would have all men come to him, have access to himself. To secure this Divine result he sends forth his Son with all the attractive force of love and death. This Divine humanity is a sufficient revelation of the perfect will and infinite love of God. The drawing of Christ to <span class="accented">himself</span> is nothing less than the drawing of the Father to <span class="accented">Himself</span>; for Christ came to do the will of him that sent him. Nor is this all, for all the "internal pressing" and revelation of need and peril, the conviction of sin and righteousness and judgment by the Comforter, is at once the Father's drawing and also the attraction of the Son, and the veritable "coming" of a soul through Christ to the Father. The Father "gives" to the Son by this double process: <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> he manifests his own fatherly heart in Christ; <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> he opens men's eyes to see the Father in the Son. <span class="accented">No man can come to me except the Father, which hath sent me, draw him</span>: <span class="accented">and I will raise him up at the last day</span>. I, says Christ, "will complete and consummate his life at my great day of coronation and triumph." The several thoughts must be taken together, and they explain one another. The coming of men to the Father, access to God himself in the glory of the resurrection life, is the sublime consummation. Christ is sent, the Only Begotten is given, he is lifted up to draw men by the revelation of the Father's heart to himself, and thus in seeing and knowing that Christ is in the Father and the Father in him, the soul is drawn by the Father to the Son - is drawn by the Son to the Father. Yet the subjective work of the Father in the mind, moving it even to see the full meaning of the Christ and to yield to his attractive force, is strongly suggested. The direct contact of God himself with each soul that seeks, finds, and comes to him through Christ is made evident. There is, as Reuss says<span class="cmt_word">,</span> "la base mystique de la theologic Chretienne," rather than the announcement of a predestinating decree. Even Calvin says, "As to the kind of drawing, it is not violent, so as to compel men by external force; but still it is a powerful influence of the Holy Spirit which makes men willing who formerly were unwilling." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/6-43.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">“Stop</span><br /><span class="grk">Μὴ</span> <span class="translit">(Mē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grumbling</span><br /><span class="grk">γογγύζετε</span> <span class="translit">(gongyzete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1111.htm">Strong's 1111: </a> </span><span class="str2">To whisper, murmur, grumble (generally of smoldering discontent). Of uncertain derivation; to grumble.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among</span><br /><span class="grk">μετ’</span> <span class="translit">(met’)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">yourselves,”</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλήλων</span> <span class="translit">(allēlōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_240.htm">Strong's 240: </a> </span><span class="str2">One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jesus</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦς</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied.</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἀπεκρίθη</span> <span class="translit">(Apekrithē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/6-43.htm">John 6:43 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/6-43.htm">John 6:43 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/6-43.htm">John 6:43 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/6-43.htm">John 6:43 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/6-43.htm">John 6:43 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/6-43.htm">John 6:43 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/6-43.htm">John 6:43 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/6-43.htm">John 6:43 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/6-43.htm">John 6:43 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/6-43.htm">John 6:43 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/6-43.htm">NT Gospels: John 6:43 Therefore Jesus answered them Don't murmur among (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/6-42.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 6:42"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 6:42" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/6-44.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 6:44"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 6:44" /></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>