John 6:37

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Whatever the Father gives to me will come to me; and I will not send away anyone who comes to me.

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  • John 6:39 : 39 And this is the pleasure of him who sent me, that I am not to let out of my hands anything which he has given me, but I am to give it new life on the last day.
  • John 17:2 : 2 Even as you gave him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all those whom you have given to him.
  • John 17:24 : 24 Father, it is my desire that these whom you have given to me may be by my side where I am, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me, because you had love for me before the world came into being.
  • John 10:28-29 : 28 And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand. 29 That which my Father has given to me has more value than all; and no one is able to take anything out of the Father's hand.
  • John 17:6 : 6 I have given knowledge of your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world: yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your words.
  • John 17:8-9 : 8 Because I have given them the words which you gave to me; and they have taken them to heart, and have certain knowledge that I came from you, and they have faith that you sent me. 9 My prayer is for them: my prayer is not for the world, but for those whom you have given to me, because they are yours
  • Isa 1:18-19 : 18 Come now, and let us have an argument together, says the Lord: how may your sins which are red like blood be white as snow? how may their dark purple seem like wool? 19 If you will give ear to my word and do it, the good things of the land will be yours;
  • Isa 55:7 : 7 Let the sinner give up his way, and the evil-doer his purpose: and let him come back to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for there is full forgiveness with him.
  • Matt 11:28 : 28 Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest.
  • 1 Tim 1:16 : 16 But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life.
  • Eph 2:4-9 : 4 But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us, 5 Even when we were dead through our sins, gave us life together with Christ (by grace you have salvation), 6 So that we came back from death with him, and are seated with him in the heavens, in Christ Jesus; 7 That in the time to come he might make clear the full wealth of his grace in his mercy to us in Christ Jesus: 8 Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God: 9 Not by works, so that no man may take glory to himself. 10 For by his act we were given existence in Christ Jesus to do those good works which God before made ready for us so that we might do them.
  • Heb 4:15 : 15 For we have not a high priest who is not able to be touched by the feelings of our feeble flesh; but we have one who has been tested in all points as we ourselves are tested, but without sin.
  • Heb 7:25 : 25 So that he is fully able to be the saviour of all who come to God through him, because he is ever living to make prayer to God for them.
  • 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us but they were not of us; if they had been of us they would still be with us: but they went out from us so that it might be made clear that they were not of us.
  • Rev 22:17 : 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him who gives ear, say, Come. And let him who is in need come; and let everyone desiring it take of the water of life freely.
  • Phil 1:29 : 29 Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:
  • 2 Thess 2:13-14 : 13 But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true: 14 And in this purpose he gave you a part through the good news of which we were the preachers, even that you might have part in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Rom 5:20 : 20 And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace:
  • 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 But God's strong base is unchanging, having this sign, The Lord has knowledge of those who are his: and, Let everyone by whom the name of the Lord is named be turned away from evil.
  • Titus 3:3-7 : 3 For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another. 4 But when the mercy of God our Saviour, and his love to man was seen, 5 Not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but in the measure of his mercy, he gave us salvation, through the washing of the new birth and the giving of new life in the Holy Spirit, 6 Which he gave us freely through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 7 So that, having been given righteousness through grace, we might have a part in the heritage, the hope of eternal life.
  • Matt 24:24 : 24 For there will come up false Christs, and false prophets, who will do great signs and wonders; so that if possible even the saints might be tricked.
  • Luke 23:40-43 : 40 But the other, protesting, said, Have you no fear of God? for you have a part in the same punishment, 41 And with reason; for we have the right reward of our acts, but this man has done nothing wrong. 42 And he said, Jesus, keep me in mind when you come in your kingdom. 43 And he said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you will be with me in Paradise.
  • Isa 41:9 : 9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and sent for from its farthest parts, saying to you, You are my servant, whom I have taken for myself, and whom I have not given up:
  • Isa 42:3 : 3 He will not let a crushed stem be quite broken, and he will not let a feebly burning light be put out: he will go on sending out the true word to the peoples.
  • Ps 110:3 : 3 Your people give themselves gladly in the day of your power; like the dew of the morning on the holy mountains is the army of your young men.
  • John 17:11 : 11 And now I will be no longer in the world, but they are in the world and I come to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name which you have given to me, so that they may be one even as we are one.
  • John 6:44-45 : 44 No man is able to come to me if the Father who sent me does not give him the desire to come: and I will take him up from the dead on the last day. 45 The writings of the prophets say, And they will all have teaching from God. Everyone whose ears have been open to the teaching of the Father comes to me.
  • John 6:65 : 65 And he said, This is why I said to you, No man is able to come to me if he is not given the power to do so by the Father.
  • John 9:34 : 34 Their answer was: You came to birth through sin; do you make yourself our teacher? And they put him out of the Synagogue.
  • Ps 102:17 : 17 When he has given ear to the prayer of the poor, and has not put his request on one side.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 6:44-47
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    44 No man is able to come to me if the Father who sent me does not give him the desire to come: and I will take him up from the dead on the last day.

    45 The writings of the prophets say, And they will all have teaching from God. Everyone whose ears have been open to the teaching of the Father comes to me.

    46 Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only he who is from God, he has seen the Father.

    47 Truly I say to you, He who has faith in me has eternal life.

  • 65 And he said, This is why I said to you, No man is able to come to me if he is not given the power to do so by the Father.

  • John 6:38-40
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    38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my pleasure, but the pleasure of him who sent me.

    39 And this is the pleasure of him who sent me, that I am not to let out of my hands anything which he has given me, but I am to give it new life on the last day.

    40 This, I say, is my Father's pleasure, that everyone who sees the Son and has faith in him may have eternal life: and I will take him up on the last day.

  • 47 Everyone who comes to me and gives ear to my words and does them, I will make clear to you what he is like:

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    27 My sheep give ear to my voice, and I have knowledge of them, and they come after me:

    28 And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand.

    29 That which my Father has given to me has more value than all; and no one is able to take anything out of the Father's hand.

  • John 6:35-36
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    35 And this was the answer of Jesus: I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be in need of food, and he who has faith in me will never be in need of drink.

    36 But it is as I said to you: you have seen me, and still you have no faith.

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    27 For the Father himself gives his love to you, because you have given your love to me and have had faith that I came from God.

    28 I came out from the Father and have come into the world: again, I go away from the world and go to the Father.

  • 40 And still you have no desire to come to me so that you may have life.

  • 6 Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.

  • 43 I have come in my Father's name, and your hearts are not open to me. If another comes with no other authority but himself, you will give him your approval.

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    27 All things have been given to me by my Father; and no one has knowledge of the Son, but the Father; and no one has knowledge of the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.

    28 Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest.

  • 15 Everything which the Father has is mine: that is why I say, He will take of what is mine and will make it clear to you.

  • John 17:6-8
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    6 I have given knowledge of your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world: yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your words.

    7 Now it is clear to them that whatever you have given to me comes from you:

    8 Because I have given them the words which you gave to me; and they have taken them to heart, and have certain knowledge that I came from you, and they have faith that you sent me.

  • 18 I will not let you be without a friend: I am coming to you.

  • John 6:57-58
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    57 As the living Father has sent me, and I have life because of the Father, even so he who takes me for his food will have life because of me.

    58 This is the bread which has come down from heaven. It is not like the food which your fathers had: they took of the manna, and are dead; but he who takes this bread for food will have life for ever.

  • 36 What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?

  • 32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will make all men come to me.

  • 42 Jesus said to them, If God was your Father you would have love for me, because it was from God I came and am here. I did not come of myself, but he sent me.

  • 34 You will be looking for me, and you will not see me: and where I am you may not come.

  • 20 Truly I say to you, He who takes to his heart anyone whom I send, takes me to his heart; and he who so takes me, takes him who sent me.

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    23 Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.

    24 He who has no love for me does not keep my words; and the word which you are hearing is not my word but the Father's who sent me.

  • 30 Of myself I am unable to do anything: as the voice comes to me so I give a decision: and my decision is right because I have no desire to do what is pleasing to myself, but only what is pleasing to him who sent me.

  • 35 The Father has love for the Son and has put all things into his hands.

  • 24 Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life.

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    20 At that time it will be clear to you that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I in you.

    21 He who has my laws and keeps them, he it is who has love for me: and he who has love for me will be loved by my Father, and I will have love for him and will let myself be seen clearly by him.

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    46 I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who has faith in me will go on living in the dark.

    47 And if any man gives ear to my words and does not keep them, I am not his judge: I did not come to be judge of the world but to give salvation to the world.

    48 He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day.

  • 33 But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before my Father in heaven.

  • 37 And the Father himself who sent me has given witness about me. Not one of you has ever given ear to his voice; his form you have not seen.

  • 10 (All mine are yours, and yours are mine) and I have glory in them.

  • 24 Father, it is my desire that these whom you have given to me may be by my side where I am, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me, because you had love for me before the world came into being.

  • 17 For this reason am I loved by the Father, because I give up my life so that I may take it again.

  • 26 When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me;

  • 51 I am the living bread which has come from heaven: if any man takes this bread for food he will have life for ever: and more than this, the bread which I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world.