27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
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Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 22-27)In these verses we have, I. The careful enquiry which the people made after Christ, John 6:23 , 24 . They saw the disciples go to sea; they saw Christ retire to the mountain, probably with an intimation that he desired to be private for some time; but, their hearts being set upon making him a king , they way-laid his return, and the day following , the hot fit of their zeal still continuing, 1. Th…
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