John 6:27

New Century Version

Don’t work for the food that spoils. Work for the food that stays good always and gives eternal life. The Son of Man will give you this food, because on him God the Father has put his power.”

Cross References

Colossians 3:2

Think only about the things in heaven, not the things on earth.

Isaiah 55:2

Why spend your money on something that is not real food? Why work for something that doesn’t really satisfy you? Listen closely to me, and you will eat what is good; your soul will enjoy the rich food that satisfies.

John 6:54

Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day.

2 Timothy 2:19

But God’s strong foundation continues to stand. These words are written on the seal: “The Lord knows those who belong to him,” and “Everyone who wants to belong to the Lord must stop doing wrong.”

John 6:40

Those who see the Son and believe in him have eternal life, and I will raise them on the last day. This is what my Father wants.”

Romans 6:23

The payment for sin is death. But God gives us the free gift of life forever in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 10:28

I give them eternal life, and they will never die, and no one can steal them out of my hand.

John 6:51

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give up so that the world may have life.”

Acts 10:38

You know about Jesus from Nazareth, that God gave him the Holy Spirit and power. You know how Jesus went everywhere doing good and healing those who were ruled by the devil, because God was with him.

John 17:2

You gave the Son power over all people so that the Son could give eternal life to all those you gave him.

Matthew 6:19

“Don’t store treasures for yourselves here on earth where moths and rust will destroy them and thieves can break in and steal them.

John 6:58

I am not like the bread your ancestors ate. They ate that bread and still died. I am the bread that came down from heaven, and whoever eats this bread will live forever.”

2 Peter 1:17

Jesus heard the voice of God, the Greatest Glory, when he received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice said, “This is my Son, whom I love, and I am very pleased with him.”

Philippians 2:13

because God is working in you to help you want to do and be able to do what pleases him.

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words came to me, and I listened carefully to them. Your words made me very happy, because I am called by your name, Lord God All-Powerful.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

People work just to feed themselves, but they never seem to get enough to eat.

1 Peter 1:24

The Scripture says, “All people are like the grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass dies and the flowers fall,

Luke 3:22

and the Holy Spirit came down on him in the form of a dove. Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “You are my Son, whom I love, and I am very pleased with you.”

1 Thessalonians 1:3

We continually recall before God our Father the things you have done because of your faith and the work you have done because of your love. And we thank him that you continue to be strong because of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Colossians 1:29

To do this, I work and struggle, using Christ’s great strength that works so powerfully in me.

John 3:33

Whoever accepts what he says has proven that God is true.

Acts 2:22

“People of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus from Nazareth was a very special man. God clearly showed this to you by the miracles, wonders, and signs he did through Jesus. You all know this, because it happened right here among you.

John 6:68

Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, who would we go to? You have the words that give eternal life.

Luke 9:35

A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to him!”

Psalm 40:7

Then I said, “Look, I have come. It is written about me in the book.

Psalm 2:7

Now I will tell you what the Lord has declared: He said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father.

Hebrews 12:16

Be careful that no one takes part in sexual sin or is like Esau and never thinks about God. As the oldest son, Esau would have received everything from his father, but he sold all that for a single meal.

Galatians 5:6

When we are in Christ Jesus, it is not important if we are circumcised or not. The important thing is faith—the kind of faith that works through love.

Hebrews 4:11

Let us try as hard as we can to enter God’s rest so that no one will fail by following the example of those who refused to obey.

Colossians 2:22

These rules refer to earthly things that are gone as soon as they are used. They are only human commands and teachings.

1 Corinthians 9:2

If others do not accept me as an apostle, surely you do, because you are proof that I am an apostle in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 6:13

“Food is for the stomach, and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not for sexual sin but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body.

Romans 4:11

Abraham was circumcised to show that he was right with God through faith before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the father of all those who believe but are not circumcised; he is the father of all believers who are accepted as being right with God.

John 15:24

I did works among them that no one else has ever done. If I had not done these works, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen what I have done, and yet they have hated both me and my Father.

John 14:6

Jesus answered, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. The only way to the Father is through me.

John 11:42

I know that you always hear me, but I said these things because of the people here around me. I want them to believe that you sent me.”

John 8:18

I am one of the witnesses who speaks about myself, and the Father who sent me is the other witness.”

Mark 9:7

Then a cloud came and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”

Mark 1:11

and a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love, and I am very pleased with you.”

Matthew 17:5

While Peter was talking, a bright cloud covered them. A voice came from the cloud and said, “This is my Son, whom I love, and I am very pleased with him. Listen to him!”

Matthew 3:17

And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love, and I am very pleased with him.”

Isaiah 42:1

“Here is my servant, the one I support. He is the one I chose, and I am pleased with him. I have put my Spirit upon him, and he will bring justice to all nations.

James 1:11

The sun rises with burning heat and dries up the plants. The flower falls off, and its beauty is gone. In the same way the rich will die while they are still taking care of business.

2 Corinthians 4:18

We set our eyes not on what we see but on what we cannot see. What we see will last only a short time, but what we cannot see will last forever.

Matthew 8:20

Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes to live in, and the birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to rest his head.”

Habakkuk 2:13

The Lord All-Powerful will send fire to destroy what those people have built; all the nations’ work will be for nothing.

Proverbs 9:5

Come and eat my food and drink the wine I have prepared.

Matthew 25:46

“These people will go off to be punished forever, but the good people will go to live forever.”

John 3:15

So that everyone who believes can have eternal life in him.

John 6:47

I tell you the truth, whoever believes has eternal life.

John 6:53

Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, you must eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood. Otherwise, you won’t have real life in you.

John 6:62

Then will it also bother you to see the Son of Man going back to the place where he came from?

Deuteronomy 30:13

It is not on the other side of the sea. You do not have to ask, “Who will go across the sea and get it? Who will tell it to us so we can keep it?”