John 6:26

American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled.

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  • Jas 4:3-4 : 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend [it] in your pleasures. 4 Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.
  • Rom 16:18 : 18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.
  • Phil 2:21 : 21 For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.
  • Phil 3:19 : 19 whose end is perdition, whose god is the belly, and [whose] glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.
  • 1 Tim 6:5 : 5 wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing that godliness is a way of gain.
  • Ps 78:37 : 37 For their heart was not right with him, Neither were they faithful in his covenant.
  • Ps 106:12-14 : 12 Then believed they his words; They sang his praise. 13 They soon forgat his works; They waited not for his counsel, 14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.
  • Ezek 33:31 : 31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their gain.
  • Acts 8:18-21 : 18 Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, 19 saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit. 20 But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money. 21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right before God.
  • John 3:3 : 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
  • John 3:5 : 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God!
  • John 6:2 : 2 And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs which he did on them that were sick.
  • John 6:15 : 15 Jesus therefore perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again into the mountain himself alone.
  • John 6:24 : 24 when the multitude therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they themselves got into the boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.
  • John 6:30 : 30 They said therefore unto him, What then doest thou for a sign, that we may see, and believe thee? what workest thou?
  • John 6:47 : 47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life.
  • John 6:64 : 64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who it was that should betray him.

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  • John 6:27-36
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    27Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.

    28They said therefore unto him, What must we do, that we may work the works of God?

    29Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

    30They said therefore unto him, What then doest thou for a sign, that we may see, and believe thee? what workest thou?

    31Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.

    32Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven.

    33For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

    34They said therefore unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

    35Jesus said unto them. I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

    36But I said unto you, that ye have seen me, and yet believe not.

  • John 6:23-25
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    23(howbeit there came boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks):

    24when the multitude therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they themselves got into the boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.

    25And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

  • John 6:5-6
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    5Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude cometh unto him, saith unto Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat?

    6And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

  • John 7:36
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    36What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?

  • John 6:48-53
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    48I am the bread of life.

    49Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

    50This is the bread which cometh down out of heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

    51I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.

    52The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

    53Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have not life in yourselves.

  • John 6:58
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    58This is the bread which came down out of heaven: not as the fathers ate, and died; he that eateth this bread shall live for ever.

  • Mark 6:36-38
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    36send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat.

    37But he answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred shillings' worth of bread, and give them to eat?

    38And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go [and] see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

  • John 4:32-33
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    32But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not.

    33The disciples therefore said one to another, Hath any man brought him [aught] to eat?

  • John 6:41
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    41The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, I am the bread which came down out of heaven.

  • Matt 16:8-11
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    8And Jesus perceiving it said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have no bread?

    9Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

    10Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

    11How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

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    4And his disciples answered him, Whence shall one be able to fill these men with bread here in a desert place?

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    39Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;

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    16But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat.

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    16And they reasoned one with another, saying, We have no bread.

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    33And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude?

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    14When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they said, This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world.

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    3And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read even this, what David did, when he was hungry, he, and they that were with him;

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    13But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food for all this people.

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    42And they all ate, and were filled.

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    11Jesus therefore took the loaves; and having given thanks, he distributed to them that were set down; likewise also of the fishes as much as they would.

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    52for they understood not concerning the loaves, but their heart was hardened.

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    2And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs which he did on them that were sick.

  • John 7:34
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    34Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ye cannot come.