6:37a

Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as Everyone here refers to people as a group, to anyone and everyone. See the General Comment following 6:37b.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

everyone whom my Father gives me will come to me (Good News Translation)
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those the Father has given me will come to me (New Living Translation (2004))
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The Father gives me my people. Every one of them will come to me. (New Century Version)

6:37b

and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away: This clause means that Jesus will welcome all those who come to him.

Here are other ways to translate this clause:

The one who comes to me I will never send away. (NET Bible)
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I will never turn away anyone who comes to me. (Good News Translation)

I will never drive away: This phrase means “I will never refuse to accept.” In some languages it may be more natural to translate this with a positive statement. For example:

I will always accept them (New Century Version)

General Comment on 6:37a–b

The phrase “Everything that” in 6:37a and the phrase “anyone who” in 6:37b refer to the same people. Make sure that this is clear in your translation. In some languages you may need to make this clear. For example:

However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them. (New Living Translation (2004))

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