"Do not workfor the foodwhich perishes,but for the foodwhich enduresto eternallife,whichthe Sonof Manwill giveto you, for on Him the Father,God,has set His seal."
"I will surelytellof the decreeof the LORD:He saidto Me, 'You are My Son,TodayI have begottenYou.
ThenI said,"Behold,I come;In the scrollof the bookit is writtenof me.
"Come,eatof my foodAnd drinkof the wineI have mixed.
Alla man'slaboris for his mouthand yetthe appetiteis not satisfied.
"Behold,My Servant,whom I uphold;My chosenone [in whom] My souldelights.I have putMy Spiritupon Him; He will bringforthjusticeto the nations.
"Whydo you spendmoneyfor what is not bread,And your wagesfor whatdoes not satisfy?Listencarefullyto Me, and eatwhatis good,And delightyourselfin abundance.
Your wordswere foundand I atethem, And Your wordsbecamefor me a joyand the delightof my heart;For I have been calledby Your name,O LORDGodof hosts.
"Is it not indeedfrom the LORDof hostsThat peoplestoilfor fire,And nationsgrowwearyfor nothing?
While he was stillspeaking,a brightcloudovershadowedthem, and behold,a voiceout of the cloudsaid,"Thisis My belovedSon,with whomI am well-pleased;listento Him!"
"Thesewill go awayinto eternalpunishment,but the righteousinto eternallife."
and behold,a voiceout of the heavenssaid,"Thisis My belovedSon,in whomI am well-pleased."
"Do not storeup for yourselvestreasureson earth,wheremothand rustdestroy,and wherethievesbreakin and steal.
Jesussaidto him, "The foxeshaveholesand the birdsof the air[have] nests,but the Sonof Manhasnowhereto layHis head."
and a voicecameout of the heavens:"You are My belovedSon,in You I am well-pleased."
Thena cloudformed,overshadowingthem, and a voicecameout of the cloud,"Thisis My belovedSon,listento Him!"
and the HolySpiritdescendedupon Him in bodilyformlikea dove,and a voicecameout of heaven,"You are My belovedSon,in You I am well-pleased."
Thena voicecameout of the cloud,saying,"Thisis My Son,[My] ChosenOne; listento Him!"
and I giveeternallifeto them, and they will neverperish;and noonewill snatchthem out of My hand.
"I knewthat You alwayshearMe; but becauseof the peoplestanding aroundI saidit, sothat they may believethat You sentMe."
Jesussaidto him, "I amthe way,and the truth,and the life;no onecomesto the Fatherbut throughMe.
"IfI had not doneamongthem the workswhichno oneelsedid,they would not havesin;but nowthey have bothseenand hatedMe and My Fatheras well.
evenas You gaveHim authorityover allflesh,that to allwhomYou have givenHim, He may giveeternallife.
sothat whoeverbelieveswill in Him haveeternallife.
"He who has receivedHis testimonyhas set his sealto [this], that Godis true.
"For thisis the willof My Father,that everyonewho beholdsthe Sonand believesin Him will haveeternallife,and I Myselfwill raisehim up on the lastday."
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, he who believeshaseternallife.
"I amthe livingbreadthat came downout of heaven;ifanyoneeatsof thisbread,he will liveforever;and the breadalsowhichI will givefor the lifeof the worldis My flesh."
SoJesussaidto them, "Truly,truly,I sayto you, unlessyou eatthe fleshof the Sonof Manand drinkHis blood,you havenolifein yourselves.
"He who eatsMy fleshand drinksMy bloodhaseternallife,and I will raisehim up on the lastday.
"Thisis the breadwhichcame downout of heaven;not as the fathersateand died;he who eatsthisbreadwill liveforever."
"[What] thenifyou seethe Sonof Manascendingto whereHe was before?
SimonPeteransweredHim, "Lord,to whomshall we go?You havewordsof eternallife.
"I amHe who testifiesaboutMyself,and the Fatherwho sentMe testifiesaboutMe."
"[You know of] Jesusof Nazareth,howGodanointedHim with the HolySpiritand with power,and [how] He went aboutdoing goodand healingallwho were oppressedby the devil,for Godwas with Him.
"Menof Israel,listento thesewords:Jesusthe Nazarene,a manattestedto you by Godwith miraclesand wondersand signswhichGodperformedthroughHim in your midst,justas you yourselvesknow--
and he receivedthe signof circumcision,a sealof the righteousnessof the faithwhich he had while uncircumcised,sothat he might be the fatherof allwho believewithout being circumcised,that righteousnessmight be creditedto them,
For the wagesof sinis death,but the free giftof Godis eternallifein ChristJesusour Lord.
Foodis for the stomachand the stomachis for food,but Godwill do awaywith bothof them. Yetthe bodyis not for immorality,but for the Lord,and the Lordis for the body.
Ifto othersI amnot an apostle,at leastI amto you; for you are the sealof my apostleshipin the Lord.
while we looknot at the things which are seen,but at the things which are not seen;for the things which are seenare temporal,but the things which are not seenare eternal.
For in ChristJesusneithercircumcisionnoruncircumcisionmeansanything,but faithworkingthroughlove.
"Noris it beyondthe sea,that you should say,'Whowill crossthe seafor us to getit for us and make us hearit, that we may observeit?'
for it is Godwho is at workin you, bothto willand to workfor [His] good pleasure.
For thispurpose alsoI labor,strivingaccordingto His power, which mightilyworkswithinme.
(whichall[refer] [to] things destined to perishwith use)--in accordancewith the commandmentsand teachingsof men?
Set your mindon the things above,not on the things that are on earth.
constantlybearing in mindyour workof faithand laborof loveand steadfastnessof hopein our LordJesusChristin the presenceof our Godand Father,
Nevertheless,the firmfoundationof Godstands,havingthisseal,"The Lordknowsthosewho are His," and, "Everyonewho namesthe nameof the Lordis to abstainfrom wickedness."
that [there be] noimmoralorgodless personlikeEsau,whosoldhis ownbirthrightfor a [single] meal.
Thereforelet us be diligentto enterthat rest,sothat noonewill fall,through[following] the sameexampleof disobedience.
For the sunriseswith a scorching windand withersthe grass;and its flowerfalls offand the beautyof its appearanceis destroyed;sotoothe rich manin the midst of his pursuitswill fade away.
For, "ALLFLESHIS LIKEGRASS,AND ALLITS GLORYLIKETHE FLOWEROF GRASS.THE GRASSWITHERS,AND THE FLOWERFALLS OFF,
For when He receivedhonorand gloryfrom Godthe Father,suchan utteranceas this was madeto Him by the MajesticGlory,"Thisis My belovedSonwith whomI am well-pleased"--
