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Selected Verse: John 6:57 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 6:57 |
King James |
As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
As the living Father hath sent me--to communicate His own life.
and I live by the Father--literally, "because of the Father"; My life and His being one, but Mine that of a Son, whose it is to be "of the Father." (See Joh 1:18; Joh 5:26).
he that eateth me, . . . shall live by me--literally, "because of Me." So that though one spiritual life with Him, "the Head of every man is Christ, as the head of Christ is God" (Co1 11:3; Co1 3:23). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| I live by the Father - See the notes at Joh 5:26. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
The living Father (ὁ ζῶν πατὴρ)
A phrase found nowhere else in the New Testament. On living and live, see Joh 1:4.
By the Father (διὰ τὸν πατέρα)
Wrong. Render, because of, as Rev. Because the Father is the living One. So, because of me, instead of by me. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| I live by the Father - Being one with him. He shall live by me - Being one with me. Amazing union! |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| So he that eateth me, even he shall live by me - From which we learn that the union between Christ and his followers shall be similar to that which subsists between God and Christ. |
23 And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.