63The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.


In Context

60 On hearing it, many of his disciples said, "This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?"

61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, "Does this offend you?

62 What if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before!

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

64 Yet 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.

65 He went on to say, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled him."

John 6:63 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:63It is the spirit that quickeneth: the flesh profiteth nothing. The words that I have spoken to you, are spirit and life.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:63It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, are are life.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:63It is the Spirit which quickens, the flesh profits nothing: the words which I have spoken unto you are spirit and are life.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:63It is the spirit that reviveth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak to you, they are spirit, and they are life.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:63It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:63the 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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:63It is the spirit that vivifies; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak to you, they are spirit, and they are life.