John 6:64

It is the spirit that quickeneth: the flesh profiteth nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. The flesh profiteth nothing... Dead flesh separated from the spirit, in the gross manner they supposed they were to eat his flesh, would profit nothing. Neither doth man's flesh, that is to say, man's natural and carnal apprehension, (which refuses to be subject to the spirit, and words of Christ,) profit any thing. But it would be the height of blasphemy, to say the living flesh of Christ (which we receive in the blessed sacarament, with his spirit, that is, with his soul and divinity) profiteth nothing. For if Christ's flesh had profitedus nothing, he would never have taken flesh for us, nor died in us nothing, he would never have taken flesh for us, nor died in the flesh for us. Are spirit and life... By proposing to you a heavenly sacrament, in which you shall receive, in a wonderful manner, spirit, grace, and life, in its very fountain.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)

In The King James Version

But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.

In Context

63If then you shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? If then you shall see, etc... Christ by mentioning his ascension, by this instance of his power and divinity, would confirm the truth of what he had before asserted; and at the same time correct their gross apprehension of eating his flesh, and drinking his blood, in a vulgar and carnal manner, by letting them know he should take his whole body living with him to heaven; and consequently not suffer it to be as they supposed, divided, mangled, and consumed upon earth.

65But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that did not believe and who he was that would betray him.

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Cross References

Psalms 139:2Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: rescue me from the unjust man.

John 5:42But I know you, that you have not the love of God in you.

John 6:61Many therefore of his disciples, hearing it, said: This saying is hard; and who can hear it?

John 6:70And we have believed and have known that thou art the Christ, the Son of God.

John 8:38I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and you do the things that you have seen with your father.

John 10:26But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep.

Matthew Henry on John 6:61-71

Christ's Discourse with His Disciples; The Effect of Christ's Discourse; The Character of Judas. 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 unto them, Doth this offend you? 62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? 63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.… Read the whole commentary →

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