Except it be given him of the Father (εαν μη η δεδομενον αυτω εκ του πατρος). Condition of third class with εαν μη and periphrasti…

No man can come unto me.—Unless the fields had been prepared, it was in vain to sow the seed. No effort on the sower’s part could make the…

For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him. And he said, Therefore said I to you, that no man…

St. Augustine of Hippo: Such was our Lord’s discourse. The people did not realize that it had a deep meaning or that it was acco…

Jesus strongly implied that faith is the result of God’s enabling. Unbelief is natural to those who are selfish and alienated from God and who cann…

Therefore have I told you. He again states that faith is an uncommon and remarkable gift of the Spirit of God, so that we may not be aston…

And he said, therefore said I to you
Referring to (John 6:44) , where the substance of what is here said…

The human nature of Christ had not previously been in heaven, but being God and man, that wondrous Person was truly said to have come down from hea…