Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 6:47

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life." — John 6:47 (ASV)

He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

That text is worthy to be printed in letters of gold, and then the letters would be far inferior to the message itself. If it is written on all your hearts by the Holy Spirit, you will not need any other sermon than this divine text: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

This is a grand saying. Can you not catch the truth it reveals?

Whatever deficiencies there may be in you, if you believe on Christ, you have everlasting life – not a life which you can lose, or which will die out, but everlasting life; and we are not among those who clip the wings of that great word "everlasting." We take this verse to mean just what it says; that is, if you believe on Christ, you have within you a life which will last for ever and ever.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

This was how our Lord spoke directly to those who had derided him and said, "Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know?" With the strongest asseveration he customarily used, he says, Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

He has it even now in possession; a life that can never die out is in the breast of everyone who believes in Christ. Oh, what a joy is this!

Verily, verily, I say unto you,—

Jesus uttered this great truth with very special emphasis: Verily, verily, I say unto you,—