John 6:26

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Summary

Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

Ye seek

General references

Genesis 34:23

Luke 14:25

Bible References

Ye seek

Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

Their heart was not steadfast toward him; they were not faithful to his covenant.

Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.

And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.

Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,

For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.

Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things.

and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.

You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.

General references

Will not their livestock, their property and all their beasts be ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will dwell with us."

Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them,