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Berean Standard Bible

“Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.””

John 6:65

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After the bread-of-life teaching, many disciples leave because they find it too hard to accept. Jesus knows some do not believe and tells them why.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”

World English Bible (WEB)

He said, “For this cause I have said to you that no one can come to me, unless it is given to him by my Father.”

King James Version (KJV)

And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said, For this cause have I said unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it be given unto him of the Father.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said, This is why I said to you, No man is able to come to me if he is not given the power to do so by the Father.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and he said, 'Because of this I have said to you -- No one is able to come unto me, if it may not have been given him from my Father.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo: Por eso os he dicho que ninguno puede venir á mí, si no le fuere dado del Padre.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―A eso me refería cuando les dije que nadie puede venir a mí, a menos que el Padre se lo permita.

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