John 6:63 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁶³It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

John 6:63 —

Old words in this verse

quicken: — bring to life, revive.

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Galatians 5:25
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Psalms 119:93
I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.
John 6:68
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
Psalms 119:50
This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 60-71)

We have here an account of the effects of Christ’s discourse. Some were offended and others edified by it; some driven from him and others brought nearer to him. I. To some it was a savour of death unto death; not only to the Jews, who were professed enemies to him and his doctrine, but even to many of his disciples, such as were disciples at large, who were his frequent hearers, and followed him…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 63)

60-65. Many ... of his disciples--His pretty constant followers, though an outer circle of them. hard saying--not merely harsh, but insufferable, as the word often means in the Old Testament. who can hear--submit to listen to it.