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For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, ° but should raise it up again at the last day.

New Defender's Study Bible Notes

6:37 cast out. This remarkable claim both asserts that no one can come to Christ merely of his own volition (though he may think, sincerely, that he is doing so, not being consciously aware of all the influences God has been bringing on him in order to lead him to that decision) and also promises that none so led of the Father to Christ can ever be cast out. This involves the mystery of divine election versus human freedom. Both are true, because both are taught in Scripture, but our human minds are incapable of full comprehension of this divine paradox.


6:38 down from heaven. At least eight times in John we are told that Christ came down from heaven—six times in this chapter (John 6:33,38,41,50,51,58) and twice in John 3 (John 3:13,31). Seven times it is said either than He came from above or from God (John 3:2,31; 8:42; 13:3; 16:27,28; 17:8).


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