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

The Lord God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

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

So also it is written, "The first man, Adam, became a living person"; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

who made us adequate to be servants of a new covenant not based on the letter but on the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

If we live by the Spirit, let us also behave in accordance with the Spirit.

Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh but by being made alive in the spirit.

The flesh

For circumcision has its value if you practice the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

Therefore what advantage does the Jew have, or what is the value of circumcision?

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

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight -- the only thing that matters is faith working through love.

For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; the only thing that matters is a new creation!

For "physical exercise has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come."

Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, which have never benefited those who participated in them.

And this prefigured baptism, which now saves you -- not the washing off of physical dirt but the pledge of a good conscience to God -- 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 my own authority, but the Father himself who sent me has commanded me what I should say and what I should speak.

For this is no idle word for you -- it is your life! By this word you will live a long time in the land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess."

The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one's life. The rules set down by the Lord are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.

This is what comforts me in my trouble, for your promise revives me.

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

But just as it is written, "Things that no eye has seen, or ear heard, or mind imagined, are the things God has prepared for those who love him."

who made us adequate to be servants of a new covenant not based on the letter but on the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God's message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God's message, which is at work among you who believe.

For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is able to judge the desires and thoughts of the heart.

By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.

General references

"I tell you, stand up, take your stretcher, and go home."

They were amazed at his teaching, because he spoke with authority.