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John 6:44

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No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
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  1. John 6:65Rank 1 from verse 44
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    65And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

  2. Matthew 11:25–27Rank 2 from verse 44
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    25¶ At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

    26Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.

    27All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

  3. John 6:39–40Rank 3 from verse 44
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    39And 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.

    40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

  4. Ephesians 2:4–10Rank 4 from verse 44
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    4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

    5Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

    6And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

    7That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

    8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

    9Not of works, lest any man should boast.

    10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

  5. John 12:32Rank 5 from verse 44
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    32And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

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John 6:44

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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except

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Sense 1: Unless; with the exclusion of; apart from. Sense 2: To exclude or leave out. Sense 3: To object or take exception.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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draw

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1. To pull or drag. 2. To bring, lead, or attract. 3. To take out or extract. 4. To make a line.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

raise

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Sense 1: To rouse; to stir up. Sense 2: To lift or set upright. Sense 3: To exalt. Sense 4: To build or produce. Sense 5: To call forth. Sense 6: To restore to life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

last

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At the end or after all others; latest or final.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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6:28Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?

6:29Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

6:30They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

6:31Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

6:32Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

6:33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

6:34Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

6:35And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

6:36But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.

6:37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

6:38For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

6:39And 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.

6:40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

6:41The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

6:42And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

6:43Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.

6:44No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

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6:45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

6:46Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.

6:47Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

6:48I am that bread of life.

6:49Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.

6:50This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

6:51I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

6:52The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

6:53Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

6:54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

6:55For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

6:56He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.

6:57As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

6:58This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

6:59These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

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