John 6:41-51 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.… No human teacher can do it. Conscience cannot do it. Law in none of its forms, human or Divine, can do it. Nay, the gospel itself cannot do it. Although the Word of God is the sword of the Spirit, yet, unless the Spirit of God draws forth that sword, it lies powerless in its sheath. Only when the Spirit of God wields it, is it quick and powerful, and sharper than a two-edged sword, piercing to the dividing asunder of the soul and spirit, a discerner of the thoughts and purposes of the heart. Therefore, as the work of convincing the world of sin is one which nothing less than the Spirit of God can effect — and which yet must be effected thoroughly, if sin is to be driven out from the world — our Saviour was mercifully pleased to send the Comforter to produce this conviction in mankind. (Archdeacon Hare.) Parallel Verses KJV: The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. |
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