Then Jesus said, “I chose the twelve of you, but one is a devil.” He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, one of the Twelve, who would later betray him. —John 6:70-71 NLT Key Thought We know the story before we read it. Lurking in the shadows was the traitor. Treachery was afoot. …
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[When many of Jesus’ disciples deserted him, he] turned to the Twelve and asked, “Are you also going to leave?” Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God.” —John 6:67-69 NLT Key Thought We …
[Jesus said,] “The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But some of you do not believe me.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning which ones didn’t believe, and he knew who would betray him.) Then he said, “That is …
Many of [Jesus’] disciples said, “This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?” Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining, so he said to them, “Does this offend you? Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again?” —John 6:60-62 NLT Key Thought “Make …
[Jesus said,] “I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me. I am the true bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will not die as your ancestors did (even though they ate the manna) but …
Then the people began arguing with each other about what [Jesus] meant. “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” they asked. So Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you cannot have eternal life within you. But …
[Jesus said,] “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is my flesh.” —John 6:51 NLT Key Thought Jesus, unlike wheat that has to “die” to be made into flour, is alive. He …
[Jesus said,] “Yes, I am the bread of life! Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness, but they all died. Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however, will never die.” —John 6:48-50 NLT Key Thought Manna came down from heaven once a day. [1] It couldn’t be kept until the next day except for the …
[Jesus said,] “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life.” —John 6:47 NLT Key Thought John repeatedly reminds us that deciding about Jesus is THE watershed event in our lives. When we believe and obey Jesus, we pass from death to life — this is not a delayed transaction, but something that …
[Jesus said,] “As it is written in the Scriptures, ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me. (Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only I, who was sent from God, have seen him.)” —John 6:45-46 NLT Key Thought Sometimes we miss …