# John 6.46

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 44. <span class="rl-speech">No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day.</span> 45. <span class="rl-speech">It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard from the Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me.</span>
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> **46. <span class="rl-speech">Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he that is from God, he hath seen the Father.</span>**
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> 47. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life.</span> 48. <span class="rl-speech">I am the bread of life.</span> (John 6:44-48, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 44. <span class="rl-speech">No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.</span> 45. <span class="rl-speech">It is written in the prophets, ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who hears from the Father, and has learned, comes to me.</span>
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> **46. <span class="rl-speech">Not that anyone has seen the Father, except he who is from God. He has seen the Father.</span>**
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> 47. <span class="rl-speech">Most certainly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life.</span> 48. <span class="rl-speech">I am the bread of life.</span> (John 6:44-48, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 44. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 45. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>
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> **46. <span class="rl-speech">Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.</span>**
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> 47. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.</span> 48. <span class="rl-speech">I am that bread of life.</span> (John 6:44-48, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 44. <span class="rl-speech">no one is able to come unto me, if the Father who sent me may not draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day;</span> 45. <span class="rl-speech">it is having been written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God; every one therefore who heard from the Father, and learned, cometh to me;</span>
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> **46. <span class="rl-speech">not that any one hath seen the Father, except he who is from God, he hath seen the Father.</span>**
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> 47. <span class="rl-speech">'Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is believing in me, hath life age-during;</span> 48. <span class="rl-speech">I am the bread of the life;</span> (John 6:44-48, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** John the Apostle (traditionally) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** later Christian audience (high-Christological emphasis; against early gnosticism)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); possibly Ephesus (composition)
- **Time period:** events c. 26-33 AD (3-Passover chronology); composed c. AD 85-95

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G2316 - theos](/codex/g2316-theos/), *theos* (Strong's G2316). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.23](/codex/matthew-1-23/), [Matthew 3.16](/codex/matthew-3-16/), [Matthew 5.9](/codex/matthew-5-9/).
- [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), *pater* (Strong's G3962). Also appears in: [Matthew 5.48](/codex/matthew-5-48/), [Matthew 6.25-26](/codex/matthew-6-25-26/), [Matthew 6.25-34](/codex/matthew-6-25-34/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Muhammad Not in Bible Objection Defeater](/codex/muhammad-not-in-bible-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 6.26-65](/codex/john-6-26-65/)

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