KJV 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.
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John 6:63
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
WEB 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.
ASV American Standard Version
It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life.
YLT Young’s 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;
Surrounding context — John 6
60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard [this], said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
62 [What] and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life.
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.
65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
66 From that [time] many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoπνεῦμάG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritἐστινG1510 · eimito beτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoζῳοποιοῦν,G2227 · zōopoieōto make aliveἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoσὰρξG4561 · sarxfleshοὐκG3756 · ounoὠφελεῖG5623 · ōpheleōto helpοὐδέν·G3762 · oudeisnoneτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoῥήματαG4487 · rhēmadeclarationἃG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weλελάληκαG2980 · laleōto speakὑμῖνG4771 · suyouπνεῦμάG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritἐστινG1510 · eimito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandζωήG2222 · zōēlifeἐστιν.G1510 · eimito be
Cross-references
Galatians 5:25If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.Hebrews 4:12For 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.Psalm 119:93I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.John 6:68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.Psalm 119:130The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.Psalm 119:50This [is] my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.1 Peter 1:23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.Deuteronomy 32:47For 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.1 Corinthians 15:45And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening spirit.Romans 10:17So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.2 Corinthians 3:6-8Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.Romans 10:8-10But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, [even] in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;Psalm 19:7-10The law of the LORD [is] perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD [is] sure, making wise the simple.Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.John 12:49-50For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.James 1:18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.1 Thessalonians 2:13For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received [it] not [as] the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.1 Peter 3:18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
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