Expository Thoughts (continued)
Finally, what light this throws on the daily pilgrimage of all true
Christians! Let them take comfort in the thought that their Master knows them. However much unknown and misunderstood by the world, their Master knows their hearts, and will comfort them at the last day. Happy is he who, in spite of many infirmities, can say with Peter— "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you." (John
21:17.)
Technical Notes:
60. Therefore many of his disciples, when they heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it? 61. When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said to them, Does this offend you? 62. What then if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
63. It is the Spirit who quickens; the flesh profits nothing.
The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
64. But there are some of you who do not believe. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who should betray him. 65. And he said, Therefore I said to you that no man can come to me unless it has been granted to him by my Father.
60.—[Therefore many of His disciples.] It is plain that these were not true believers. Many who followed our Lord about and were called His "disciples" had no real grace in their hearts and followed
Him from carnal motives. We must expect to see the same thing in