John 6:27

New International Reader's Version

Do not work for food that spoils. Work for food that lasts forever. That is the food the Son of Man will give you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”

Cross References

Psalm 2:7

I will announce what the Lord has promised. He said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father.

Psalm 40:7

Then I said, “Here I am. It is written about me in the book.

Proverbs 9:5

“Come and eat my food. Drink the wine I have mixed.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

People eat up everything they work to get. But they are never satisfied.

Isaiah 42:1

“Here is my servant. I take good care of him. I have chosen him. I am very pleased with him. I will put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

Isaiah 55:2

Why spend money on what is not food? Why work for what does not satisfy you? Listen carefully to me. Then you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the richest food there is.

Jeremiah 15:16

When I received your words, I ate them. They filled me with joy. My heart took delight in them. Lord God who rules over all, I belong to you.

Habakkuk 2:13

I am the Lord who rules over all. Human effort is no better than wood that feeds a fire. So the nations wear themselves out for nothing.

Matthew 17:5

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

Matthew 25:46

“Then they will go away to be punished forever. But those who have done what is right will receive eternal life.”

Matthew 3:17

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

Matthew 6:19

“Do not gather for yourselves riches on earth. Moths and rats can destroy them. Thieves can break in and steal them.

Matthew 8:20

Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens. Birds have nests. But the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

Mark 1:11

A voice spoke to him from heaven. It said, “You are my Son, and I love you. I am very pleased with you.”

Mark 9:7

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

Luke 3:22

The Holy Spirit came to rest on him in the form of a dove. A voice came from heaven. It said, “You are my Son, and I love you. I am very pleased with you.”

Luke 9:35

A voice came from the cloud. It said, “This is my Son, and I have chosen him. Listen to him.”

John 10:28

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

John 11:42

I know that you always hear me. But I said this for the benefit of the people standing here. I said it so they will believe that you sent me.”

John 14:6

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

John 15:24

I did works among them that no one else did. If I hadn’t, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen those works. And still they have hated both me and my Father.

John 17:2

You gave him authority over all people. He gives eternal life to all those you have given him.

John 3:15

Then everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”

John 3:33

Anyone who has accepted it has said, ‘Yes. God is truthful.’

John 6:40

My Father wants all who look to the Son and believe in him to have eternal life. I will raise them up on the last day.”

John 6:47

What I’m about to tell you is true. Everyone who believes has life forever.

John 6:51

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Everyone who eats some of this bread will live forever. This bread is my body. I will give it for the life of the world.”

John 6:53

Jesus said to them, “What I’m about to tell you is true. You must eat the Son of Man’s body and drink his blood. If you don’t, you have no life in you.

John 6:54

Anyone who eats my body and drinks my blood has eternal life. I will raise them up on the last day.

John 6:58

This is the bread that came down from heaven. Long ago your people ate manna and died. But whoever eats this bread will live forever.”

John 6:62

Then what if you see the Son of Man go up to where he was before?

John 6:68

Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, who can we go to? You have the words of eternal life.

John 8:18

I am a witness about myself. The other witness about me is the Father, who sent me.”

Acts 10:38

You know how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Jesus went around doing good. He healed all who were under the devil’s power. God was with him.

Acts 2:22

“Fellow Israelites, listen to this! Jesus of Nazareth was a man who had God’s approval. God did miracles, wonders and signs among you through Jesus. You yourselves know this.

Romans 4:11

He was circumcised as a sign of the covenant God had made with him. It showed that his faith had made him right with God before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the father of all believers who have not been circumcised. God accepts their faith. So their faith makes them right with him.

Romans 6:23

When you sin, the pay you get is death. But God gives you the gift of eternal life. That’s because of what Christ Jesus our Lord has done.

1 Corinthians 6:13

Some of you say, “Food is for the stomach, and the stomach is for food. And God will destroy both of them.” But the body is not meant for sexual sins. The body is meant for the Lord. And the Lord is meant for the body.

1 Corinthians 9:2

Others may not think of me as an apostle. But I am certainly one to you! You are the proof that I am the Lord’s apostle.

2 Corinthians 4:18

So we don’t spend all our time looking at what we can see. Instead, we look at what we can’t see. That’s because what can be seen lasts only a short time. But what can’t be seen will last forever.

Galatians 5:6

Circumcision and uncircumcision aren’t worth anything to those who believe in Christ Jesus. The only thing that really counts is faith that shows itself through love.

Deuteronomy 30:13

And it isn’t beyond the ocean. So you don’t have to ask, “Who will go across the ocean to get it? Who will announce it to us so we can obey it?”

Philippians 2:13

God is working in you. He wants your plans and your acts to fulfill his good purpose.

Colossians 1:29

That’s what I’m working for. I work hard with all the strength of Christ. His strength works powerfully in me.

Colossians 2:22

Rules like these are about things that will pass away soon. They are based on merely human rules and teachings.

Colossians 3:2

Think about things that are in heaven. Don’t think about things that are only on earth.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

We remember you when we pray to our God and Father. Your work is produced by your faith. Your service is the result of your love. Your strength to continue comes from your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 2:19

But God’s solid foundation stands firm. Here is the message written on it. “The Lord knows who his own people are.” (Numbers 16:5) Also, “All who say they believe in the Lord must turn away from evil.”

Hebrews 12:16

See to it that no one commits sexual sins. See to it that no one is godless like Esau. He sold the rights to what he would receive as the oldest son. He sold them for a single meal.

Hebrews 4:11

So let us make every effort to enjoy that rest. Then no one will die by disobeying as they did.

James 1:11

The sun rises. Its burning heat dries up the plants. Their blossoms fall. Their beauty is destroyed. In the same way, rich people will fade away. They fade away even as they go about their business.

1 Peter 1:24

It is written, “All people are like grass. All their glory is like the flowers in the field. The grass dries up. The flowers fall to the ground.

2 Peter 1:17

God the Father gave him honor and glory. The voice of the Majestic Glory came to him. It said, “This is my Son, and I love him. I am very pleased with him.” (Matthew 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35)