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This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.
John 6:39 · New King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB This is the will of my Father who sent me, that of all he has given to me I should lose nothing, but should raise him up at the last day.
  • KJV And 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.
  • BSB And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
  • NASB And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of everything that He has given Me I will lose nothing, but will raise it up on the last day.
  • NLT And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them up at the last day.

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Quick answer

The Father's will is that Jesus lose none of those given to Him but raise them all at the last day. This is a strong promise of the believer's eternal security.

Overview

Jesus states that keeping every one of His people is the Father's will, which He will perfectly accomplish. The promise of resurrection 'at the last day' guarantees final salvation, body and soul. This text is central to the assurance that those truly given to Christ will be preserved to the end.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 21

  • John 17:12While I was with them in the world, I kept them in your name. Those whom you have given me I have kept. None of them is lost, except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
  • John 6:40This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
  • John 18:9that the word might be fulfilled which he spoke, “Of those whom you have given me, I have lost none.”
  • John 6:54He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
  • John 10:27–30My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
  • John 6:44No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.
  • Jude 1:1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:
  • Rom 8:11But if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
  • 2 Th 2:13–14But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;
  • Phil 3:20–21For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
  • Col 3:3–4For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
  • Matt 18:14Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
  • John 6:37All those whom the Father gives me will come to me. He who comes to me I will in no way throw out.
  • Luke 12:32Don’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.
  • Rom 8:28–31We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.
  • 1 Pet 1:5who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
  • John 12:48He who rejects me, and doesn’t receive my sayings, has one who judges him. The word that I spoke, the same will judge him in the last day.
  • John 11:24–26Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
  • 1 Sam 25:29Though men may rise up to pursue you, and to seek your soul, yet the soul of my lord will be bound in the bundle of life with Yahweh your God. He will sling out the souls of your enemies, as from the hollow of a sling.
  • John 5:28Don’t marvel at this, for the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs will hear his voice,
  • 2 Tim 2:19However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

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Christ at the center

John declares him plainly: the eternal Word made flesh, the Lamb of God, the great 'I AM' — bread, light, door, shepherd, way, truth, life, resurrection — that you may believe and have life in his name.

How John 6:39 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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