John 6:63

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

The spirit

The flesh

The words

General references

Mark 2:11

Luke 4:32

Bible References

The spirit

when Yahweh God formed the man [of] dust from the ground, and he blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.

Thus also it is written, "The first man, Adam, became a living soul"; the last Adam [became] a life-giving spirit.

who also makes us adequate [as] servants of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

If we live by the Spirit, we must also follow the Spirit.

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, in order that he could bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit,

The flesh

For circumcision is of value if you do the law, but if you should be a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

Therefore, what [is] the advantage of the Jew, or what [is] the use of circumcision?

So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

For neither is circumcision anything nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.

For the training of the body is {somewhat} profitable, but godliness is profitable for everything, [because it] holds promise for the present life and for the [life] to come.

Do not be carried away by various and strange teachings, for [it is] good [for] the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods by which those who participate have not benefited.

And also, corresponding to [this], baptism now saves you, not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

The words

Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

For I have not spoken from myself, but the Father himself who sent me {has commanded me} what I should say and what I should speak.

for it [is] not a trifling matter among you, but it [is] your life, and through this word {you will live long in the land} that you [are about] to cross the Jordan [to get] there to take possession of it."

The law of Yahweh [is] perfect, reviving life. The testimony of Yahweh [is] firm, making wise [the] simple.

This [is] my comfort in my misery: that your word preserves my life.

But what does it say? "The word is near to you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim),

But just as it is written, "[Things] which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and have not entered into the heart of man, all that God has prepared for those who love him."

who also makes us adequate [as] servants of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

And because of this we also give thanks to God constantly, that [when you] received God's word {that you heard} from us, you accepted [it] not [as the] word of men, but as [it] truly is, [the] word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.

For the word of God [is] living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, both joints and marrow, and able to judge the reflections and thoughts of the heart.

[By his] will he gave birth to us through the message of truth, so that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

[because you] have been born again, not from perishable seed but imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

General references

"I say to you, get up, pick up your stretcher, and go to your home."

And they were astounded at his teaching, because {he spoke} with authority.