John 6:63

The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.

Cross References (28)

  • Hebrews 4:12 (60)

    For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spir

  • Galatians 5:25 (60)

    Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.

  • Psalms 119:93 (55)

    I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.

  • Psalms 119:130 (45)

    The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.

  • John 6:68 (45)

    Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

  • Psalms 119:50 (43)

    This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.

  • 1 Peter 1:23 (42)

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

  • Deuteronomy 32:47 (42)

    For they are not idle words to you, because they are your life, and by them you will live long in the land that you are

  • 1 Corinthians 15:45 (38)

    So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

  • Romans 10:17 (36)

    Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

  • 2 Corinthians 3:6–8 (33)

    And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but t

  • Romans 10:8–10 (30)

    But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are p

  • Psalms 19:7–10 (24)

    The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.

  • Romans 8:2 (21)

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

  • James 1:18 (19)

    He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

  • John 12:49–50 (19)

    I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:13 (18)

    And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as t

  • 1 Peter 3:18 (16)

    For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to de

  • Genesis 2:7 (15)

    Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man

  • 1 Peter 3:21 (12)

    And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a

  • Romans 3:1–2 (12)

    What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?

  • 1 Corinthians 2:9–14 (11)

    Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who

  • 1 Timothy 4:8 (11)

    For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life

  • Galatians 6:15 (9)

    For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation.

  • 1 Corinthians 11:27–29 (8)

    Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against

  • Hebrews 13:9 (6)

    Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and n

  • Galatians 5:6 (6)

    For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself throu

  • Romans 2:25 (6)

    Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.