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Verse 63. _IT IS THE SPIRIT THAT QUICKENETH_] It is the spiritual
sense only of my words that is to be attended to, and through which
life is to be attained, 2 Corinthians 3:6. Such only as _eat_ and...
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IT IS THE SPIRIT THAT QUICKENETH - These words have been understood in
different ways. The word “Spirit,” here, evidently does not refer
to the Holy Spirit, for he adds, “The words that I speak unto y...
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CHAPTER 6
_ 1. The Feeding of the Five Thousand Men. (John 6:1 .)_
2. The Attempt to Make Him King, (John 6:15 .)
3. The Stormy Sea. “It is I, be not afraid.” (John 6:16 .)
4. The Discourse on the...
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FURTHER JEWISH OBJECTIONS. Further advance is made by the use for the
first time of the phrase, to eat the flesh. To their question How?
Jesus answers that the gift of life can be obtained only by suc...
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IT IS THE SPIRIT THAT QUICKENETH.
These words we may paraphrase as follows: "I shall ascend to heaven so
that my flesh cannot be literally eaten; the flesh literally profits
nothing. It is the spirit...
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When they had heard this discourse many of his disciples said: "This
word is hard! Who is able to listen to it?" Jesus well knew within
himself that his disciples were murmuring about this; so he said...
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THE LOAVES AND FISHES (John 6:1-13)...
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THE SPIRIT. App-101.
QUICKENETH. giveth life. Greek. _zoopoieo._ See note on John 5:21.
THE FLESH. See note on John 1:13.
NOTHING. Greek. _ouk ouden. A_ double negative. words. Greek. _rhema._
See n...
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_that quickeneth_ Literally, _that maketh alive_or GIVETH LIFE. The
latter would perhaps be better to bring out the connexion with -they
are life" at the end of the verse.
_the flesh_ Not, - _My_Flesh...
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John 2:13 TO JOHN 11:57. The Work
We here enter on the second portion of the first main division of the
Gospel, thus subdivided: The Work (1) among _Jews_, (2) among
_Samaritans_, (3) among _Galilean...
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ΛΕΛΆΛΗΚΑ for λαλῶ, with all the oldest MSS., versions,
and Fathers.
63. ΤῸ ΖΩΟΠΟΙΟΥ͂Ν] _That maketh to live_ or _giveth
life_. ‘Quickeneth’ obscures the connexion with ζωή
ἐστιν.
Ἡ ΣΆΡΞ. Not ἡ σάρξ μ...
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OPPOSITE RESULTS OF THE DISCOURSE...
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Ver 60. Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this,
said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it? 61. When Jesus knew in
himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said to them,...
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_TEACHING ABOUT THE BREAD OF LIFE -- JOHN 6:22-65:_ On the next day
the multitude realized that Jesus was gone and they went to find Him.
The people asked Jesus how or when He got to Capernaum. Jesus...
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ΖΩΟΠΟΙΟΎΝ _praes. act. part. (adj.) от_ ΖΦΟΠΟΙΈΩ
(G2227) оживлять,
ΏΦΕΛΕΪ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΏΦΕΛΈΩ (G5623)
приносить выгоду, быть полезным,
ΛΕΛΆΛΗΚΑ _perf. ind. act. от_ ΛΑΛΈΩ (G2980)
говорить....
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IT IS THE SPIRIT THAT QUICKENETH,— As a key to his former discourse,
our Lord added, "As in the human frame, it is the indwelling spirit
which quickens every part of it; and the flesh, how exactly soe...
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THE BREAD OF LIFE, EXPLAINED
_Text 6:60-65_
60
Many therefore of his disciples, when they heard this, said, This is a
hard saying; who can hear it?
61
But Jesus knowing in himself that his discip...
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EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
John 6:60-71
The following is submitted as an Analysis of the passage which is to
be before us:
It is indeed pathetic to find that here in Galilee Christ met with no...
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It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the
words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
IT IS THE SPIRIT THAT QUICKENETH; THE FLESH PROFITETH NOTHING. Mu...
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56 Just as Nicodemus failed to see the figure when our Lord spoke to
him about the new birth, so now His followers fail to understand when
He speaks of feeding on His flesh and blood. There is a subtl...
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THE BREAD OF LIFE
John 6:1 to John 7:1. Feeding the five thousand. Walking upon the sea.
Discourse upon the bread of life. Defection of many disciples. The
Apostles stand firm.
Returning from Jerusal...
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'What imparts the power of everlasting life to those who feed upon My
flesh, is not the flesh as such, but the Spirit which pervades it. The
flesh without the Spirit profits nothing: the flesh with th...
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JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS
GOSPEL OF JOHN
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 6
JESUS FEEDS 5000 MEN AND THEIR FAMILIES 6:1-15
V1 After this, Jesus went across Lake *Galilee. (Lake *Galilee was
cal...
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IT IS THE SPIRIT THAT QUICKENETH. — The word “quickeneth,”
though it has almost passed from everyday use, will probably hold its
place in theological use, and convey for the most part the true
meaning...
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CHAPTER 15
THE CRISIS IN GALILEE.
“Many therefore of His disciples, when they heard this, said, This
is a hard saying; who can hear it? But Jesus knowing in Himself that
His disciples murmured at thi...
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_The crisis in Galilee_....
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THE SIFTING OF JESUS' FOLLOWERS
John 6:60-71
The teaching of this chapter involves a deliberate act of Christ to
arrest the revolutionary movement that was gathering around His person
and making Him...
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The whole chapter really records things resulting from the conflict
recorded in the previous one. Having crossed the sea, Jesus first fed
the multitude, and they, enamored of His ability, attempted to...
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(14) It is the (x) spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth
nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and
[they] are life.
(14) The flesh of Christ therefore quickens us, becaus...
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If then you shall see, &c. Christ, by mentioning his ascension, by
this instance of his power and divinity, would confirm the truth of
what he had before asserted; at the same time, correct their gros...
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CHAPTER 33
PUZZLE OF THE MULTITUDE
John 6:22-71. _“On the following day the multitude, standing beyond
the sea, saw that there was no other ship except one, and that Jesus
did not go along with His d...
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II. THE DISCOURSES: JOHN 6:22-65.
This section contains, first an historical introduction (John
6:22-24), then a series of conversations and discourses (John
6:25-65)....
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VER. 63. The first proposition is a general principle, from which they
should have started and which would quite naturally exclude the
mistake which they commit. _Chrysostom, Luther, Reuss_ give to th...
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“ _But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at
this, said unto them: Does this word offend you?_ 62. _And if you
shall see the Son of man ascending where he was before?_ 63. _It is
th...
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ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR.
Vv. 60-65. The very difficulty in the way of understanding, which has
just been referred to, caused the division between the temporary and
permanent disciples...
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Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This
is an hard saying: who can hear it? (61) When Jesus knew in himself
that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth thi...
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The opening verses (John 1:1-18) introduce the most glorious subject
which God Himself ever gave in employing the pen of man; not only the
most glorious in point of theme, but in the profoundest point...
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_WORDS OF LIFE_
‘The words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life.’
John 6:63 (R.V.)
In John’s Gospel the _ prooemium_, standing where it does, effects
a great purpose. A great life i...
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63._It is the Spirit that quickeneth. _By these words Christ shows the
reason why the Jews did not profit by his doctrine to be, that, being
spiritual and _quickening_, it does not find ears well prep...
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In chapter 6, then, it is the Lord come down from heaven, humbled and
put to death, not now as the Son of God, one with the Father, the
source of life; but as He who, although He was Jehovah and at th...
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IT IS THE SPIRIT THAT QUICKENETH,.... It is the spirit of man that
quickens him; or which being breathed into him, he becomes a living
soul; for the body, without the spirit, is dead; it is a lifeless...
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It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the
words that I speak unto you, _they_ are spirit, and _they_ are life.
Ver. 63. _It is the Spirit that quickeneth_] Had those carnal
C...
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_When Jesus knew_ Greek, ειδως δε ο Ιησους εν
εαυτω, _Jesus knowing in himself; that his disciples murmured at
it_ Though they did not speak out their objections and scruples;
_said, Doth this_, which...
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IT IS THE SPIRIT THAT QUICKENETH; it was the spiritual, not the
literal meaning of his words, which would profit them. The literal
eating of his flesh would not benefit them. It was only the spiritual...
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IT IS THE SPIRIT THAT QUICKENETH; THE FLESH PROFITETH NOTHING. THE
WORDS THAT I SPEAK UNTO YOU, THEY ARE SPIRIT, AND THEY ARE LIFE....
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THE OFFENSE OF MANY DISCIPLES.
The disciples murmur:...
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FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND
(vs.1-13)
The setting here is no longer Jerusalem, but Galilee, and the contrast
to the beginning of chapter 5 is striking. For here grace shines out
beautifully, available...
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60-65 The human nature of Christ had not before been in heaven, but
being God and man, that wondrous Person was truly said to have come
down from heaven. The Messiah's kingdom was not of this world;...
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As it is not the bread or flesh that a man eateth for the sustenance
of his animal or natural life, that doth the main work, but the soul
of a man within him, which putteth forth its virtues and power...
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John 6:63 is G2076 (G5748) Spirit G4151 life G2227 (G5723) flesh G4561
G3756 profits G5623 ...
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THE DISCIPLES MUST NOW FACE UP TO WHO HE IS (JOHN 6:60).
The discourse began with the challenge to the crowds. It then moved on
to the challenge to the Judaisers. Now it becomes a challenge to the
di...
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“It is the Spirit who makes alive, the flesh profits nothing. The
words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life”.'
This now brought Him to the essence of the matter. “It is the Spirit
who ma...
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In the miracle of the multiplying of the bread Jesus has symbolically
presented Himself as the true bread of life. This thought is now
unfolded in the various discourses with which the remainder of th...
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John 6:63. IT IS THE SPIRIT THAT MAKETH TO LIVE; THE FLESH PROFITETH
NOTHING. Jesus has spoken of ‘giving life,' of the ‘eating of His
flesh,' as the means of gaining eternal life. In all this He has...
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THAT QUICKENETH
(το ζωοποιουν). Articular present active participle of
ζωοποιεω for which see John 5:21. For the contrast between
πνευμα (spirit) and σαρξ (flesh) see already John 3:6.THE
WORDS
(τ...
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John 6:41. _The Jews then murmured at him,_
That is, at our blessed Lord: «The Jews then murmured at him,»
John 6:41. Because he said, I am the bread which came down from
heavens. And they said, Is...
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We shall read tonight part of that blessed sixth chapter of John's
Gospel, beginning at the forty-first verse.
John 6:41. _The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the
bread which came do...
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John 6:41. The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the
bread which came down from heaven. And they said, Is not this Jesus,
the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it t...
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John 6:41. _The Jews then murmured at him,_
That is, at the Christ,
John 6:41. _Because he said, I am the bread which came down from
heaven. And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whos...
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CONTENTS: Feeding the 5000. Walking on the sea. Discourse on the Bread
of Life. Peter's confession of faith.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, disciples, boy, Moses, Joseph.
CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ, the true...
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John 6:2. _A great multitude followed him, because they saw his
miracles._ But being dull of apprehension, they seemed to have no idea
that the Lord could feed the hungry, as well as heal the sick. Ch...
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WHAT GIVES LIFE IS GOD'S SPIRIT. The fact that they were Abraham's
descendants meant nothing. His actual flesh and blood in them would
also mean nothing. If they had stood at the Cross and let the blo...
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_Many therefore of His disciples, when they heard this, said, This is
a hard saying; who can hear it?_
THE DEFECTION OF THE DISCIPLES
I. OCCASIONED BY A HARD SAYING (John 6:60). It was unquestionably...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 6:63 The FLESH (that is, human nature) is
completely incapable of producing genuine spiritual life (see Romans
7:14). Only the Spirit
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CHAPTER 6 VER. 1. _After this_, &c. Tiberias is here named, because
the desert in which Christ fed the five thousand was near to Tiberias.
_After this_, not immediately, but almost a year afterwards....
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VER. 59. _This is the bread_, &c. He intimates the same thing which I
have said at the end of the foregoing verse. For Christ came down from
heaven not as man, but as God. Wherefore he who eateth Him...
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_If therefore ye shall see_, &c. "He is speaking," says Euthymius,
"concerning His future assumption into heaven." For some of them, such
as the Apostles, beheld this. And others, who did not believe,...
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_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_
John 6:22. NONE OTHER BOAT, RATHER LITTLE SHIP
(πλοιάριον).—The meaning of this long and complicated
sentence is plain. A number of the crowd who had been present when...
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EXPOSITION
JOHN 6:1
2. _Christ declares himself to be the Sustainer and Protector of the
life of which he is the Source_.
JOHN 6:1
(1) _The supply of human wants illustrated by a well known _"_si...
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Now we have an indeterminate rate of time. Jesus was in Jerusalem when
He was saying these things, they were as a result of this blind
man...or the lame man, rather, who was healed there at the pool o...
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1 Corinthians 11:27; 1 Corinthians 15:45; 1 Corinthians 2:9; 1 Peter
1:23;...
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It is the Spirit — The spiritual meaning of these words, by which
God giveth life. The flesh — The bare, carnal, literal meaning,
profiteth nothing. The words which I have spoken, they are spirit —
Ar...
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To convince the Jews that our Saviour did not mean. carnal and fleshly
eating of his body, he tells them, That such an eating would profit
nothing; but it is. spiritual eating of him by faith, that br...