Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life. New Living Translation The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. English Standard Version It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. Berean Standard Bible The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. Berean Literal Bible It is the Spirit giving life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit and they are life. King James Bible It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. New King James Version It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. New American Standard Bible It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh provides no benefit; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit, and are life. NASB 1995 “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. NASB 1977 “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. Legacy Standard 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. Amplified Bible It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh conveys no benefit [it is of no account]. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life [providing eternal life]. Christian Standard Bible The Spirit is the one who gives life. The flesh doesn’t help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. Holman Christian Standard Bible The Spirit is the One who gives life. The flesh doesn’t help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and 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, and are life. Contemporary English Version The Spirit is the one who gives life! Human strength can do nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are from that life-giving Spirit. English Revised Version It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life. GOD'S WORD® Translation Life is spiritual. Your physical existence doesn't contribute to that life. The words that I have spoken to you are spiritual. They are life. Good News Translation What gives life is God's Spirit; human power is of no use at all. The words I have spoken to you bring God's life-giving Spirit. 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. Majority Standard Bible The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIt is the Spirit that is giving life; the flesh does not profit anything; the sayings that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life; Berean Literal Bible It is the Spirit giving life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit and they are life. 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; Smith's Literal Translation It is the spirit making alive; the flesh profits nothing: the words which I speak to you are spirit, and are life. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIt is the spirit that quickeneth: the flesh profiteth nothing. The words that I have spoken to you, are spirit and life. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible It is the spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. New Revised Standard Version It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIt is the spirit that gives life; the body is of no account; the words which I have spoken to you are spirit and life. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “The Spirit is The Life Giver; the body does not benefit anything. The words that I speak with you are spirit and life.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentIt is the spirit that makes alive; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I speak to you are spirit and life. Godbey New Testament 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. 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. 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. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Many Disciples Turn Back…62Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before? 63The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. 64However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)… Cross References Romans 8:2 For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death. 2 Corinthians 3:6 And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. Galatians 5:16-25 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. / For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want. / But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. ... John 3:6 Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 15:45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit. Romans 8:10-11 But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. / And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you. Ezekiel 37:1-14 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones. / He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, and indeed, they were very dry. / Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.” ... Isaiah 55:3 Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David. John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 1 Peter 1:23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, John 14:17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you. 1 John 5:6 This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth. Proverbs 4:20-22 My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. / Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart. / For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body. Treasury of Scripture It is the spirit that vivifies; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak to you, they are spirit, and they are life. the spirit. Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 1 Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. the flesh. Romans 2:25 For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. Romans 3:1,2 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? … 1 Corinthians 11:27-29 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord… the words. John 6:68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. John 12:49,50 For 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… 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. Jump to Previous Avail Benefit Counts Flesh Giver Gives Life Profit Profiteth Profits Quickeneth Quickens Reviveth Sayings Speak Spirit Value Whatever WordsJump to Next Avail Benefit Counts Flesh Giver Gives Life Profit Profiteth Profits Quickeneth Quickens Reviveth Sayings Speak Spirit Value Whatever WordsJohn 6 1. Jesus feeds five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes.15. Thereupon the people would have made him king; 16. but withdrawing himself, he walks on the sea to his disciples; 26. reproves the people flocking after him, and all the fleshly hearers of his word; 32. declares himself to be the bread of life to believers. 66. Many disciples depart from him. 68. Peter confesses him. 70. Judas is a devil. The Spirit gives life The Greek word for "Spirit" here is "πνεῦμα" (pneuma), which can mean breath, wind, or spirit. In the context of this verse, it refers to the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, who is the source of spiritual life and regeneration. The Holy Spirit is essential for understanding and receiving the truths of God, as He illuminates the mind and heart. This phrase emphasizes the transformative power of the Spirit, contrasting the life-giving nature of the Spirit with the limitations of human effort. the flesh profits nothing The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life Parallel Commentaries ... Greek TheΤὸ (To) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Spirit πνεῦμά (pneuma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit. gives life; ζωοποιοῦν (zōopoioun) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 2227: To make that which was dead to live, cause to live, quicken. From the same as zoon and poieo; tovitalize. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. flesh σὰρξ (sarx) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 4561: Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. profits ὠφελεῖ (ōphelei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 5623: To help, benefit, do good, be useful (to), profit. From the same as opheleia; to be useful, i.e. To benefit. nothing. οὐδέν (ouden) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing. The τὰ (ta) Article - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. words ῥήματα (rhēmata) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 4487: From rheo; an utterance, ; by implication, a matter or topic; with a negative naught whatever. I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. have spoken λελάληκα (lelalēka) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. to you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. are ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. spirit πνεῦμά (pneuma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. they are ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. life. ζωή (zōē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 2222: Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life. Links John 6:63 NIVJohn 6:63 NLT John 6:63 ESV John 6:63 NASB John 6:63 KJV John 6:63 BibleApps.com John 6:63 Biblia Paralela John 6:63 Chinese Bible John 6:63 French Bible John 6:63 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 6:63 It is the spirit who gives life (Jhn Jo Jn) |