Parallel Verses
Worrell New Testament
It is the Spirit That giveth life; the flesh profits nothing: the words which I have spoken to you are spirit, and they are life.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
It's the Spirit who gives life; the flesh accomplishes nothing. The words that I've spoken to you are spirit and life.
A Conservative Version
It is the spirit that makes alive. The flesh benefits nothing. The sayings that I speak to you are spirit, are life.
American Standard Version
It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, are are life.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
It is the Holy Spirit who [Note: The Greek word here is "that" instead of "who"] gives life [i.e., understanding the spiritual nature of Jesus' teaching can produce spiritual life]; the flesh is of no value [i.e., understanding Jesus' teaching only in a physical sense makes it worthless]. The words I have spoken to you are [from the] Holy Spirit and [they give] life.
Anderson New Testament
It is the spirit that makes alive; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I speak to you are spirit and life.
Bible in Basic English
The spirit is the life giver; the flesh is of no value: the words which I have said to you are spirit and they are life.
Common New Testament
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit, and they are life.
Daniel Mace New Testament
it is the action of the mind that vivifies, that of the body profits nothing: the words that I have delivered to you, spiritually understood, give life.
Darby Translation
It is the Spirit which quickens, the flesh profits nothing: the words which I have spoken unto you are spirit and are life.
Godbey New Testament
The Spirit is the One who creates life; the flesh profits nothing; the words which I have spoken unto you are spirit and life.
Goodspeed New Testament
The Spirit is what gives life; flesh is of no use at all. The things that I have said to you are spirit and they are life.
John Wesley New Testament
It is the Spirit that quickeneth: the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken, they are spirit and they are life.
Julia Smith Translation
It is the spirit making alive; the flesh profits nothing: the words which I speak to you are spirit, and are life.
King James 2000
It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The Spirit is the one who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
Modern King James verseion
It is the Spirit that makes alive, the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit and are life.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
It is the spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing. The words that I speak unto you are spirit and life.
Moffatt New Testament
What gives life is the Spirit: flesh is of no avail at all. The words I have uttered to you are spirit and life.
Montgomery New Testament
"The spirit is what gives life; the flesh is of no avail. The words which I have been speaking to you, are spirit and are life.
NET Bible
The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help! The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
New Heart English Bible
It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.
Noyes New Testament
It is the spirit which maketh alive; the flesh profiteth nothing. The words which I have spoken to you are spirit, and are life.
Sawyer New Testament
The Spirit is that which makes alive; the flesh profits nothing; the words which I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
The Emphasized Bible
The spirit, it is, that giveth life, - the flesh, profiteth, nothing: The declarations which, I, have spoken unto you, are, spirit, and, are, life.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
The Spirit is the life-giving power; the flesh contributeth nothing: the declarations which I make to you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Twentieth Century New Testament
It is the Spirit that gives Life; mere flesh is of no avail. In the teaching that I have been giving you there is Spirit and there is Life.
Webster
It is the spirit that reviveth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak to you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Weymouth New Testament
It is the spirit which gives Life. The flesh confers no benefit whatever. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and are Life.
Williams New Testament
The Spirit is what gives life; the flesh does not help at all. The truths that I have told you are spirit and life.
World English Bible
It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.
Worsley New Testament
The spirit is the principle of life, the flesh availeth nothing: now the words that I speak unto you are spirit, and therefore life.
Youngs Literal Translation
the spirit it is that is giving life; the flesh doth not profit anything; the sayings that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life;
Themes
Backsliders » Lack of spiritual insight
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Spiritual
Flesh » Symolical » Body of Christ symbolized by the bread
Holy spirit » The leadership of » Giveth life
Holy spirit » Guides » Quickens
Jesus Christ » The words that jesus Christ spoke
Jesus Christ » History of » Teaches in the synagogue in capernaum
Profit » What is not profitable
Quickening » Of God's people » By the holy spirit
Revivals » Isa 35 » General references to spiritual quickening
The scriptures » The letter of, without the spirit, killeth
Spirit » The leadership of » Giveth life
Spirit » Quickeneth » Giveth life
Spirit/souls » What is spirit/spiritual
Spiritual » Quickening » General references to spiritual quickening
Words » Christ's, characteristics of » Spiritual
Topics
Interlinear
Pneuma
Esti
ἐστί
Esti
Usage: 585
Devotionals
Devotionals about John 6:63
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 6:63
Verse Info
Context Readings
Many Disciples Desert Jesus
62 What, then, if ye behold the Son of Man ascending where He was before? 63 It is the Spirit That giveth life; the flesh profits nothing: the words which I have spoken to you are spirit, and they are life. 64 But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were that believed not, and who it was that would betray Him.
Cross References
John 6:68
Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast words of eternal life.
1 Corinthians 15:45
So also it has been written, "The first man Adam was a living soul"; the last Adam, a life-giving Spirit.
John 12:49-50
For I spake not from Myself; but the Father, Who sent Me, Himself hath given Me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
Romans 8:2
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 10:8-10
But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart; that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
Galatians 5:25
If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk.
Romans 10:17
Consequently, faith comes of hearing; and hearing, through the word of Christ.
1 Corinthians 2:9-14
but, as it has been written, "Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, and that entered not into the heart of man??hatsoever things God prepared for those who love Him";
1 Corinthians 11:27-29
Therefore, whosoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body, and blood of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 3:6-8
Who also qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit makes alive.
Galatians 6:15
For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.
1 Thessalonians 2:13
And, for this reason, we also give thanks to God without ceasing, that, having received the word of God which ye heard from us, ye received it, not as the word of men, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which also is working in you who believe.
1 Timothy 4:8
for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which is present and that to come.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living, and effectual, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to a dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Hebrews 13:9
Be not carried away by manifold and strange teachings; for it is good that the heart be established with grace, not with foods, in which those who occupied themselves were not profited.
James 1:18
Having willed it, He brought us forth with a word of truth, that we might be a certain first-fruit of His creatures.
1 Peter 1:23
having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, through the word of God, that lives and abides.
1 Peter 3:18
because Christ also suffered for sins once, a Righteous One in behalf of the unrighteous, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in flesh, but made alive in the Spirit,
1 Peter 3:21
which, in its anti-type, immersion, now saves you also (not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the requirement of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Romans 2:25
For circumcision, indeed, profits, if you do the law; but, if you are transgressors of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
Romans 3:1-2
What, then, is the advantage of the Jew? Or what is the profit of circumcision?
Galatians 5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.