John 6:65 Cross References

John 6:65

65: Then he said, "That is what I meant when I said that people can't come to me unless the Father brings them to me."

However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.

For people can't come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them from the dead.
As it is written in the Scriptures, 'They will all be taught by God.' Everyone who hears and learns from the Father comes to me.

They should gently teach those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people's hearts, and they will believe the truth.

God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God.
Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.

So don't be misled, my dear brothers and sisters.
Whatever is good and perfect comes to us from God above, who created all heaven's lights. Unlike them, he never changes or casts shifting shadows.
In his goodness he chose to make us his own children by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his choice possession.

We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from start to finish. He was willing to die a shameful death on the cross because of the joy he knew would be his afterward. Now he is seated in the place of highest honor beside God's throne in heaven.

Oh, how kind and gracious the Lord was! He filled me completely with faith and the love of Christ Jesus.

But despite all the miraculous signs he had done, most of the people did not believe in him.
This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted: "Lord, who has believed our message? To whom will the Lord reveal his saving power?"
But the people couldn't believe, for as Isaiah also said,
"The Lord has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts--so their eyes cannot see, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them."
Isaiah was referring to Jesus when he made this prediction, because he was given a vision of the Messiah's glory.

Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled by others and became slaves to many wicked desires and evil pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy. We hated others, and they hated us.
But then God our Savior showed us his kindness and love.
He saved us, not because of the good things we did, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins and gave us a new life through the Holy Spirit.
He generously poured out the Spirit upon us because of what Jesus Christ our Savior did.
He declared us not guilty because of his great kindness. And now we know that we will inherit eternal life.

For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ but also the privilege of suffering for him.

I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice; and there will be one flock with one shepherd.

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