John 6:62

John 6:62 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
• New International Version (NIV)Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before!
• New King James Version (NKJV)What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before?
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again?

Context of John 6:62

60When many of his disciples heard it, they said, "This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?" 61But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, "Do you take offense at this? Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? 63It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. 64But there are some of you who do not believe." (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)

John 6:62 word by word

ἐὰν οὖν θεωρῆτε τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἀναβαίνοντα ὅπου ἦν τὸ πρότερον;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• andοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• ye shall seeθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
• the Sonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• ascend upἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• he wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• beforeπρότερονproteron · previouslyG4386

Cross-references for John 6:62

• John 3:13No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.
• John 16:28I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father."
• John 17:4I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.
• Mark 16:19So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
• Luke 24:51While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven.
• Acts 1:9And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.
• Ephesians 4:8Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men."
• 1 Peter 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.

Commentaries on John 6:62

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 62If ye shall see the Son of man ascend - Ye need not be stumbled at what I say concerning eating my flesh and drinking my blood, for ye shall soon have the fullest proof that this is figuratively spoken, for I shall ascend with the same body with which I shall arise from the dead; therefore my flesh and blood, far from being eaten by men, shall not even be found among them.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 62What and if … - Jesus does not say that those who were then present would see him ascend, but he implies that he would ascend. They had taken offence because he said he came down from heaven. Instead of explaining that away, he proceeds to state another doctrine quite as offensive to them - that he would reascend to heaven. The apostles only were present at his ascension, Acts 1:9. As Jesus was to ascend to heaven, it was clear that he could not have…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 60-65Verses 60-65 The human nature of Christ had not before been in heaven, but being God and man, that wondrous Person was truly said to have come down from heaven. The Messiah's kingdom was not of this world; and they were to understand by faith, what he had said of a spiritual living upon him, and his fulness. As without the soul of man the flesh is of no value, so without the quickening Spirit of God all forms of religion are dead and worthless. He who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-71Each story in this chapter uses the setting of the Feast of the Passover (6:4) to communicate a deeper meaning.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 60-6560-65. Many ... of his disciples--His pretty constant followers, though an outer circle of them. hard saying--not merely harsh, but insufferable, as the word often means in the Old Testament. who can hear--submit to listen to it.Read the comment

Topics related to John 6:62

• Flesh
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
• Accursed
• Capernaum
• Meat
• Murmur
• Andrew
• Ascension
• Christ, Offices of
• Jesus Christ
• Johannine Theology

Commentaries on John 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings