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It is the Spiritτὸ πνεῦμά ἐστινthatτὸgives life;ζῳοποιοῦνthe fleshἡ σὰρξis of noοὐκ οὐδένuse.ὠφελεῖThe wordsτὰ ῥήματαthatἃIἐγὼhave spokenλελάληκαto youὑμῖνareἐστινspiritπνεῦμάandκαὶareἐστινlife.ζωή
John 6:63
Study it in the app“It is the Spirit that gives life; the flesh is of no use. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.”
With the Greek beneath
John 6:63, word by word
- It is the Spiritπνεῦμάpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears- It is the Spiritἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- gives lifeζῳοποιοῦνzōiopoioun
give life
Give life, make alive; restore to life.
Where else “zōiopoioun” appears- the fleshσὰρξsarx
sinful nature
The human nature that opposes God's Spirit.
Where else “sarx” appears- useὠφελεῖōphelei
help, benefit
Help, be of use.
Where else “ōphelei” appears- The wordsῥήματαrhēmata
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēmata” appears- have spokenλελάληκαlelalēka
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lelalēka” appears- lifeζωήzōē
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōē” appears
The context
62Then what if you were to see the Son of Man going up where he was before?
63 · This verse (above)
64But there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was who would hand him over.
To study John 6 in a group
1. What it says
What did the boy Andrew mentioned have, and what does Jesus do with it before it is given to the crowd? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I am the bread of life.” What does he promise to the one who comes to him and believes in him? (vv. 35-40)
3. How I live it
When many walked away, Peter answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life” (vv. 66-68). What keeps you close to Jesus?