Which Old Testament passage is Jesus paraphrasing in
John 6:45?
“And all your children shall be taught by
the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children” (Isaiah 54:13).
Who does Jesus say taught the people who come to
believe in Him?
God Himself: “They shall all be taught by God”
(John 6:45).
Is that true?
God may teach people directly, which is what Jesus did to His disciples,
or He may use human vessels to teach. In both cases, it is God Himself
who opens our mind to understand His truth (see
Spirit of Truth). If God doesn't grant this understanding, you may
hear, read, and even gain knowledge of the Bible, but you will not have
truly “heard from the Father and learned”
(John 6:45) His spiritual truth that draws you to Jesus for salvation (see No one
can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him).
Why does Jesus say, “It is written in the prophets”
(John 6:45) instead of saying it is written by the prophets, or it is
said by the prophets?
The Hebrew Tanakh, which has the same content as the Bible's Old
Testament, is organized into three parts, and Isaiah is in the second part, called
Nevi'im, which means Prophets (see
Tanakh vs. Old Testament).
Who is the only “One” (John 6:46) who has seen God the Father?
Jesus.
Is it true that nobody but Jesus has seen God the Father?
εωρακεν (heoraken), the original Greek word
twice used and translated “has seen” in John
6:46, means seeing with the mind - i.e., 'understanding' - as well as
with the eyes. We use the word “see” in the same sense when we tell
someone, “I see what you're saying”; we're not saying that we can
visualize someone's spoken words, but rather that we understand what
they are saying. There is a limit to how much we creatures can
understand our Creator. Jesus is saying that nobody but He truly
understands God the Father.