John 6:69 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. ”

• John 6:69 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  We are sure ... - See a similar confession of Peter in Matthew 16:16 , and the notes at that place. Peter says we are sure, in the name of the whole of the apostles. Jesus immediately cautions h...

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• John 6:69 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  believe . have believed. App-150. are sure . have got to know. Greek. ginosko See App-132. See note on John 1:10 . that Christ . the Messiah. App-98. the Son of... God . Thus, the second po...

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• John 6:69 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  69. And we have believed and known. The verbs are in the past tense, but they may be changed into the present tense, we believe and know, but it makes little difference in the meaning. In...

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• John 6:69 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1643 CHRIST THE ONE SOURCE OF ETERNAL LIFE John 6:67-69 . Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast th...

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• John 6:69 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. We believe - On the authority of thy word; and are sure - have known, εγνωκαμεν, by the evidence of thy miracles, tha...

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• John 6:69 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Then said Jesus unto the twelve, &c.— On occasion of this great apostacyamong the disciples, our Lord, for the trial of the faithof the twelve apostles, and to give them a proper opportunity of...

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• John 6:69 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. And we believe and are sure, х heemeis ( G2249 ) pepisteukamen ( G4100 ) kai ( G2532 ) egnoo...

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• John 6:69 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Bread of Life John 6:1 to John 7:1 . Feeding the five thousand. Walking upon the sea. Discourse upon the bread of life. Defection of many disciples. The Apostles stand firm. Returning from...

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• John 6:69 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And we believe and are sure. — Better, We have believed and are sure. (Comp. John 1:41-42 .) Go away? The faith which first burned in their hearts has passed into the calm certainty of settled k...

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• John 6:69 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 15 THE CRISIS IN GALILEE. “Many therefore of His disciples, when they heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it? But Jesus knowing in Himself that His disciples murmured at...

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• John 6:69 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Sifting of Jesus' Followers John 6:60-71 The teaching of this chapter involves a deliberate act of Christ to arrest the revolutionary movement that was gathering around His person and makin...

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• John 6:69 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The whole chapter really records things resulting from the conflict recorded in the previous one. Having crossed the sea, Jesus first fed the multitude, and they, enamored of His ability, attempted t...

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• John 6:69 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him (67) Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? (68) Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go?...

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• John 6:69 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And we believe and are sure ,.... Or know of a certainty: they believed upon the first call of them by Christ, and their following of him, that he was the true Messiah; and they came to an assurance...

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• John 6:69 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. Ver. 69. We believe and have known ] In matters of divinity we must first believe, and then know; not know, and t...

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• John 6:69 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  From that time many of his disciples went back This discourse of our Lord was, in all its different branches, so offensive to many, who till now had followed him, and professed to be his disciples,...

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• John 6:69 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND (vs.1-13) The setting here is no longer Jerusalem, but Galilee, and the contrast to the beginning of chapter 5 is striking. For here grace shines out beautifully, availa...

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• John 6:69 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ's Discourse with His Disciples; The Effect of Christ's Discourse; The Character of Judas.       60 Many therefore of his discip...

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• John 6:69 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  We believe (saith Peter) and are sure, both from what we have heard from time, and from the miracles which we have seen wrought by thee, that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. T...

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• John 6:69 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Disciples Must Now Face Up to Who He Is ( John 6:60-71 ). The discourse began with the challenge to the crowds. It then moved on to the challenge to the Judaisers. Now it becomes a challenge t...

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• John 6:69 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 6:69 . And we believe and are sure that Thou art the Holy One of God. —This is the reading of all the great MSS. א, B, C, D, L, and is adopted by Tischendorf,...

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• John 6:69 - Scofield Reference Notes

  we believe Or, we have believed and come to understand that thou art the Holy One of God.

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• John 6:69 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  John 6:66-71 The First Confession In connection with this narrative many practical lessons suggest themselves. I select only the following: I. We are reminded by this history of the fluctuating...

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• John 6:69 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  We shall read tonight part of that blessed sixth chapter of John's Gospel, beginning at the forty-first verse. John 6:41-42 . The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which c...

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• John 6:69 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  John 6:2 . A great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles. But being dull of apprehension, they seemed to have no idea that the Lord could feed the hungry, as well as heal the sick....

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• John 6:69 - The Biblical Illustrator

  From that time many of His disciples went back. Those who are mentioned in regard to I. THE CHARACTER THEY ASSUMED. Disciples. This term was first used to designate the Apostles; then it was ap...

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• John 6:69 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION John 6:1-43 2. Christ declares himself to be the Sustainer and Protector of the life of which he is the Source . John 6:1-43 (1) The supply of human wants illustrat...

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• John 6:69 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The loyalty of the Twelve:

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• John 6:69 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 John 5:1 ; 1 John 5:20 ; Acts 8:37 ; John 1:29 ; John 1:41 ; John 1:45-49 ; John 11:27 ; John 20:28 ; John 20:31 ; John 6:57 ; Luke 9:20 ; Mark 1:1 ; Mark 8:29 ; Matthew 16:16 ; Roma...

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• John 6:69 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  And we — Who have been with thee from the beginning, whatever others do, have known — Are absolutely assured, that thou art the Christ.

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