Discovery BoxJohn 6:40 
Context6:40 For this is the will of my Father – for everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him to have eternal life, and I will raise him up 1 at the last day.” 2
John 6:63
Context6:63 The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help! 3 The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. 4
1 tn Or “resurrect him,” or “make him live again.”
2 sn Notice that here the result (having eternal life and being raised up at the last day) is produced by looking on the Son and believing in him. Compare John 6:54 where the same result is produced by eating Jesus’ flesh and drinking his blood. This suggests that the phrase in 6:54 (eats my flesh and drinks my blood) is to be understood in terms of the phrase here (looks on the Son and believes in him).
3 tn Grk “the flesh counts for nothing.”
4 tn Or “are spirit-giving and life-producing.”
