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John 6:27

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Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

Labour {G2038} not {G3361} for the meat {G1035} which {G3588} perisheth {G622}, but {G235} for that meat {G1035} which {G3588} endureth {G3306} unto {G1519} everlasting {G166} life {G2222}, which {G3739} the Son {G5207} of man {G444} shall give {G1325} unto you {G5213}: for {G1063} him {G5126} hath {G4972} God {G2316} the Father {G3962} sealed {G4972}.

Don’t work for the food which passes away but for the food that stays on into eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For this is the one on whom God the Father has put his seal.”

Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”

Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.

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Cross-References

  • Colossians 3:2 (41 votes)

    Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

  • Isaiah 55:2 (32 votes)

    Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not bread? and your labour for [that which] satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is] good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

  • John 6:54 (22 votes)

    Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

  • 2 Timothy 2:19 (18 votes)

    ¶ Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

  • John 6:40 (16 votes)

    And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

  • Romans 6:23 (14 votes)

    For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

  • John 6:51 (14 votes)

    I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.