Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 6:36

"But I said unto you, that ye have seen me, and yet believe not." — John 6:36 (ASV)

But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.

How the Savior brings the truth home to these people, and he might do the same to some of you.

You pray, "Give us this bread;" and he replies, "I have given it to you, yet you have not eaten it. You have seen me, you have heard me, you know me, and yet you do not believe on me."

If Christ were to appear in this building at this moment, might he not say to many of you, "You have heard of me from your childhood, and you know all you need to know about me, yet you have not believed in me"?

I pray to God it were not so with so many of you!

But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.

See, then, how little there was of advantage in the mere sight of Christ. Many seem to think that it must have been much easier for people to believe in Christ if they had actually seen him, but it was not so. There were multitudes that saw him, and saw his miracles, and even ate the bread which came from his wonder-working hand, yet they believed not. Faith does not come in that way, for it does not come by sight, but sight comes by faith. Seeing is not believing, but believing often is seeing; it opens the eyes so that they are able to see what before was hidden from them.