John 6:27

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you; for on him has God the Father set his seal.”

Cross References

Psalm 2:7

I will tell of the decree of the Lord: He said to me, “You are my son, today I have begotten you.

Psalm 40:7

Then I said, “Lo, I come; in the roll of the book it is written of me;

Proverbs 9:5

“Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.

Isaiah 42:1

Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him, he will bring forth justice to the nations.

Isaiah 55:2

Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Hearken diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in fatness.

Jeremiah 15:16

Thy words were found, and I ate them, and thy words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I am called by thy name, O Lord, God of hosts.

Habakkuk 2:13

Behold, is it not from the Lord of hosts that peoples labor only for fire, and nations weary themselves for naught?

Matthew 17:5

He was still speaking, when lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”

Matthew 25:46

And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Matthew 3:17

and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Matthew 6:19

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal,

Matthew 8:20

And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.”

Mark 1:11

and a voice came from heaven, “Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased.”

Mark 9:7

And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.”

Luke 3:22

and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form, as a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased.”

Luke 9:35

And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!”

John 10:28

and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.

John 11:42

I knew that thou hearest me always, but I have said this on account of the people standing by, that they may believe that thou didst send me.”

John 14:6

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me.

John 15:24

If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would not have sin; but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.

John 17:2

since thou hast given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom thou hast given him.

John 3:15

that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.”

John 3:33

he who receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true.

John 6:40

For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”

John 6:47

Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life.

John 6:51

I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

John 6:53

So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you;

John 6:54

he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:58

This is the bread which came down from heaven, not such as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live for ever.”

John 6:62

Then what if you were to see the Son of man ascending where he was before?

John 6:68

Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life;

John 8:18

I bear witness to myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness to me.”

Acts 10:38

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

Acts 2:22

“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs which God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know—

Romans 4:11

He received circumcision as a sign or seal of the righteousness which he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised and who thus have righteousness reckoned to them,

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 Corinthians 6:13

“Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

1 Corinthians 9:2

If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 4:18

because we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen; for the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is of any avail, but faith working through love.

Deuteronomy 30:13

Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the sea for us, and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’

Philippians 2:13

for God is at work in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Colossians 1:29

For this I toil, striving with all the energy which he mightily inspires within me.

Colossians 2:22

(referring to things which all perish as they are used), according to human precepts and doctrines?

Colossians 3:2

Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 2:19

But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”

Hebrews 12:16

that no one be immoral or irreligious like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal.

Hebrews 4:11

Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, that no one fall by the same sort of disobedience.

James 1:11

For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

1 Peter 1:24

for “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls,

2 Peter 1:17

For when he received honor and glory from God the Father and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,”