What did Jesus mean when he said that "I live by the Father"? (John 6:57, KJV)?

Question

Or, "I live because of the Father." (NKJV; REB; NRSV, etc.) The relevant Greek preposition here is *dia* with the accusative *ton patera*, indicating causality: "because of, on account of."

Sahidic Coptic, *anok Hw TonH etbe peiwt*, with *etbe* also meaning causality: "because of" (Ariel Shisha Ha-Levy); "on account of" (Thomas O. Lambdin): "I live because of the Father."

The whole verse, from the New Revised Standard Version:

"Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me [i.e., as in the Eucharist] will live because of me."

It is clear that Christians have life "because of" the Lord Jesus, but in what sense does Jesus have life "because of" the Father?

Answer 1

That Jehovah was truly the Father or Life-Giver to this firstborn Son and, hence, that this Son was actually a creature of God is evident from Jesus’ own statements. He pointed to God as the Source of his life, saying, “I live because of the Father.” According to the context, this meant that his life resulted from or was caused by his Father, even as the gaining of life by dying men would result from their faith in Jesus’ ransom sacrifice.—Joh 6:56, 57.

Answer 2

Remember Jesus is also 100% man.  He lived (on earth), is to fulfill His Father's will.  As we take the holy communion, we fulfill Jesus' will for us to live.  

God causes Jesus to come down from heaven, so that we may go up to heaven because of Jesus.  Hallelujah! Praise Jesus!

Answer 3

It means that Christ is living for the will of His Father, not His own as a man.

Answer 4

Jesus was born to do the work, and the business of the Father.

Answer 5

This may help

Col 1:15-17.

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Answer 6

It means that god lives in the apartment above Jesus.

And sometimes he plays the stereo too loud when Jesus is trying to get some shuteye.  He can be rude like that.

Answer 7

Basically he is making the point that all things are "because of the Father" ie without God there is nothing. If God did not exists then Jesus(who is God) would not exist. What makes Jesus possible is God. What makes our life possible(after death) is Jesus.  

Answer 8

it is to say: by way of, or because of; or plainly, by the source of my power, the Father.  Just as He goes on to say in the rest of the verse, that even he(ie: that person) shall live by (ie: because of, or, by way of) me. Christ is the source of our power, and by way of Him we live.  

Answer 9

Sadly, you are taking each word as though Jesus actually said this sentence.

The fact is, the bible was written in stages by many people and the first of them was written at least 40 years after he died.

Trust me, nobody could ever possibly know what he said and certainly not quote word for word. And all this is not taking into account that the supposed memory of what he said had to be translated too.

Answer 10

He is part of the Trinity!!

Answer 11

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That Jehovah was truly the Father or Life-Giver

to this firstborn Son and, hence, that this Son

was actually a creature of God is evident

from Jesus' own statements.

He pointed to God as the Source of his life, saying,

"I live because of the Father."

According to the next context,

this meant that his life resulted from

or was caused by his Father,

even as the gaining of life by dying men

would result from their faith in Jesus' ransom sacrifice.~~

John 6:56,57

See also; John 2:23--3:21 6:51-71; Acts 2:1-4; Nu 21:9.

Answer 12

cross reference with John 5: 26.

For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;  

Answer 13

Jesus is 'from the Father'

Jesus is 'the Firstborn'

Jesus is the 'only begotten'

All these point to the fact that Jesus life, be it in heaven prior to coming to the earth,  after he came to the earth, and after he returned to heaven still owes his life from or because of his Father.

Just as I owe my life from my fleshly father, Jesus owes his life to his God and Father. (Eph 1:3, 17)

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Answer 14

If you believe in God,

then we all have life because of the Father.

We are all children of God.

If you eat another person, then you will have the nourishment to sustain life.  Not that it is a recommended practice.