John 6:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone.

They were not really committed to him, and they were unfaithful to his covenant.

They believed his promises; they sang praises to him.

They come to you in crowds, and they sit in front of you as my people. They hear your words, but do not obey them. For they talk lustfully, and their heart is set on their own advantage.

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

For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of the naive.

Others are busy with their own concerns, not those of Jesus Christ.

Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, they exult in their shame, and they think about earthly things.

and constant bickering by people corrupted in their minds and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a way of making a profit.

you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions.

General references

If we do so, won't their livestock, their property, and all their animals become ours? So let's consent to their demand, so they will live among us."

Now large crowds were accompanying Jesus, and turning to them he said,