Inclusion in John 6
(The Jonathan Mitchell New Testament)
By Jonathan Mitchell

37. "ALL (or: Everything) - which the Father is progressively giving to Me - WILL progressively move toward (will one thing-after-another keep on coming face-to-face with) Me to finally arrive here, and so, the person progressively coming toward Me I may under no circumstances (or: would by no means) throw forth from out of the midst (eject; cast out) [so that he or she will be] outside,

38. "because I have stepped down to this level, away from the atmosphere (or: descended, separating off from the heaven), not to the end that I should continue doing My will (purpose; intent), but to the contrary, the will (intent; purpose) of the One sending Me.

39. "Now this is the purpose (intent; will) of the One sending Me: that ALL (or: everything; [vs.37]) - which He has given to Me so that it is now Mine - I will continue to (or, as an aorist subjunctive: I can and would) not lose from out of IT, but further, I will proceed to (or: should; would) raise IT [i.e., this “All”] up in and with This Last Day (or: by the Last Day; at this final Day [of the old age]).

40. "You see, this is the purpose (will; intent) of My Father, to the end and intent that ALL (every human being) - which, [as a corporate entity,] in continuously watching (or: the person habitually gazing at; [cf Jn. 12:32; Nu. 21:8]) the Son, in contemplative discernment, and progressively focusing and centering trust (belief; faith; fidelity) in the midst of, and with a view to, Him - would continuously possess (or: can keep on having and holding) Life, Whose source is the Age (or: eonian life; life having the qualities and characteristics of the Age [of Messiah]; an age-enduring and eon-lasting life), and I Myself will proceed to (or: would) be resurrecting (raising up) him in and with This Last Day (or: by the Last Day [cf Phil. 2:16; 1 Thes. 5:5]; at this final Day [of the old age])."

41. Therefore the Judeans (= religious authorities of the Jews) began a buzz of discontented complaining and critical comments, and were progressively murmuring like a swarm of bees concerning Him, because He said, "I, Myself, am (or: exist being) the Bread - the One stepping down (or: descending) from out of the midst of the heaven (or: the atmosphere),"

42. and they kept on saying, "Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have seen and know? How [other MSS: How then] is he now presently saying that 'I have stepped down (or: descended) from out of the midst of the heaven (or: the sky)'?"

43. Jesus decidedly answered, and says to them, "Stop the grumbling buzz of murmuring (under-toned mutterings of critical and discontented comments like a swarm of bees) with one another!

44. "No one is able (or: is presently having power) to come toward Me unless the Father - the One sending Me - should drag him [as with a net] (or: draw him [as drawing water in a bucket or a sword from its sheath]), and I Myself will progressively raise him up (proceed to resurrect him) within (or: in union with) this Last (the eschatos) Day. [cf vss. 39-40, above; cf John 6:65; 12:32]

45. "It exists having been written within the Prophets: 'And ALL humans (all people) will proceed existing being God’s taught-ones (or: folks having had instruction from God).' [Isa. 54:13] ALL humanity - which, in hearing from the Father (or: the person listening at the Father’s side), and learning [D and others read: progressively learning] - is progressively coming toward Me!

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