Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
The meat
Which endureth
For him
General references
Bible References
Labour not
John 6:28
Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
Galatians 5:6
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision avails anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which works by love.
Philippians 2:13
For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Colossians 1:29
For which I also labor, striving according to his working, who works in me mightily.
1 Thessalonians 1:3
Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
The meat
John 4:13
Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinks of this water shall thirst again:
Ecclesiastes 5:11
When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: so what good is there to the owners, except the beholding of them with their eyes?
Ecclesiastes 6:7
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Isaiah 55:2
Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfies not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in richness.
Habakkuk 2:13
Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labor to feed the fire, and the people shall weary themselves in vain?
Matthew 6:19
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust does corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Luke 10:40
But Martha was cumbered about with much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
1 Corinthians 6:13
Foods for the belly, and the belly for foods: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
1 Corinthians 7:29
But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remains, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
1 Corinthians 9:24
Know you not that they who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? So run, that you may obtain.
2 Corinthians 4:18
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Colossians 2:22
Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
Colossians 3:2
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Hebrews 4:11
Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
Hebrews 12:16
Lest there be any immoral, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright.
James 1:11
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withers the grass, and its flower falls, and the beauty of the appearance of it perishes: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
1 Peter 1:24
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower thereof falls away:
2 Peter 3:11
Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in all holy conduct and godliness,
Which endureth
John 6:40
And this is the will of him that sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 4:14
But whosoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Jeremiah 15:16
Your words were found, and I did eat them; and your word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by your name, O LORD God of hosts.
Which the
John 10:28
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
John 11:25
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
John 14:6
Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by me.
John 17:2
As you have given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as you have given him.
Proverbs 2:2
So that you incline your ear unto wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
For him
John 1:33
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.
John 5:36
But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father has given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father has sent me.
John 8:18
I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me bears witness of me.
John 10:37
If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
John 11:42
And I knew that you hear me always: but because of the people who stand by I said it, that they may believe that you have sent me.
John 15:24
If I had not done among them the works which no other man did, they would not have sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
Psalm 2:7
I will declare the decree: the LORD has said unto me, You are my Son; this day have I begotten you.
Psalm 40:7
Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
Isaiah 11:1
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
Isaiah 42:1
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my elect, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
Isaiah 61:1
The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD has anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Matthew 3:17
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Matthew 17:5
While he yet spoke, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear you him.
Mark 1:11
And there came a voice from heaven, saying, You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Mark 9:7
And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
Luke 3:22
And the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.
Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luke 9:35
And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
Acts 2:22
You men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as you yourselves also know:
Acts 10:38
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
2 Peter 1:17
For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
General references
Genesis 34:23
Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
Exodus 5:17
But he said, you are idle, you are idle: therefore you say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
Proverbs 9:5
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mixed.
Luke 12:31
But rather seek you the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Luke 14:25
And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
1 John 2:25
And this is the promise that he has promised us, even eternal life.