"It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, {they} are spirit, and {…" — John 6:63

John 6:63 · KJV

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

— John 6:63

Verse 62

{What} and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

Verse 64

But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.

John 6 — Context

When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? {offend: or, scandalize, or, cause you to stumble}

{What} and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

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

But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.

And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

Cross References

Galatians 5:25

If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Hebrews 4:12

For the word of God {is} quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and {is} a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Psalms 119:93

I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.

John 6:68

Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

Psalms 119:130

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

Psalms 119:50

This {is} my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

1 Peter 1:23

Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

Deuteronomy 32:47

For it {is} not a vain thing for you; because it {is} your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong {your} days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.