in the prophets The direct reference is to Isaiah 54:13, but there are similar passages Jeremiah 31:33-34; Joel 3:16-17. The quotation explains what is meant by the Father's drawingmen, viz., enlightening them. The -therefore" in the second half of the verse is not genuine: -therefore" is very common in the narrative portion of this Gospel, very rare in the discourses. On -it is written" see on John 2:17. Here, as in John 13:18 and John 19:37, the quotation agrees with the Hebrew against the LXX. This is evidence that the writer knew Hebrew and therefore was probably a Jew of Palestine.

Every man therefore that hath heard, &c. And no others: only those who have been enlightened by the Father can come to the Son.

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