John 6:44

The Passion Translation

The only way people come to me is by the Father who sent me—he pulls on their hearts to embrace me. And those who are drawn to me, I will certainly raise them up in the last day.”

Cross References

Song of Solomon 1:4

Draw me into your heart. We will run away together into the king’s cloud-filled chamber. We will remember your love, rejoicing and delighting in you, celebrating your every kiss as better than wine. No wonder righteousness adores you!

Jeremiah 13:23

Can the Ethiopian change the color of his skin, or the leopard remove his spots? Of course not. And neither can you change from being schooled to do evil to doing good.

Jeremiah 31:3

Yahweh appeared to me from another realm and said, “I have deeply loved you with a forever-love; that is why I have been so patient and kind to draw you to my heart.

Matthew 12:34

But you who are known as the Pharisees are rotten to the core like venomous snakes. How can your words be good if you are rotten within? For what has been stored up in your hearts will be heard in the overflow of your words!

Matthew 16:17

Jesus replied, “You are favored and privileged Simeon, son of Jonah! For you didn’t discover this on your own, but my Father in heaven has supernaturally revealed it to you.

John 12:32

And I will do this when I am lifted up off the ground and when I draw the hearts of people to gather them to me.”

John 5:44

Of course you’re unable to believe in me. For you live to enjoy the praises of others and not the praise that comes from the one true God.

John 6:43

Jesus responded, “Stop your grumbling!

John 6:45

Jesus continued, “It has been written by the prophets, ‘They will all be taught by God himself.’ If you are really listening to the Father and learning directly from him, you will come to me.

John 6:65

He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one embraces me unless the Father has given you to me.”

John 8:43

Why don’t you understand what I say? You don’t understand because your hearts are closed to my message!

Philippians 1:29

For God has graciously given you the privilege not only to believe in Christ, but also to suffer for him.

Colossians 2:12

For we’ve been buried with him into his death. Our “baptism into death” also means we were raised with him when we believed in God’s resurrection power, the power that raised him from death’s realm.