Jesus has given you spiritual food, the eternal Word of God, to live forever.
“Do not labor [ergazomai] for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures [meno] to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.” (Jn 6:27)
“having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives [zao] and abides [meno] forever” (1Pet 1:23)
“Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.” (Jn 6:54)
“And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.” (Jn 10:28)
“as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should[fn] give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” (Jn 17:2-3)
“as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.” (2Pet 2:2-3)
“Then the word of God spread [auxano], and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem” (Acts 6:7)
“But the word of God grew [auxano] and multiplied.” (Acts 12:24)
“you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works [energeo] in you who believe.” (1Thes 2:13)
- “For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance [plerophoria], as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.” (1Thes 1:5)
- “And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration [apodeixis] of the Spirit and of power [dunamis], that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power [dunamis] of God.” (1Cor 2:4-5)
- “So the word of the Lord grew [auxano] mightily [kratos] and prevailed [ischuo].” (Acts 19:20)
“for which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained.” (2Tim 2:9)
“He [Jesus] was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.” (Rev 19:13)
“because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.” (1Jn 2:14)
“For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.” (2Cor 2:17)
“But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.” (2Cor 4:2)
“For though by this time you ought to be teachers [didaskalos], you need someone to teach [didasko] you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.” (Heb 5:12)
“Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.” (Isa 55:1)
“I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; for you are still carnal.” (1Cor 3:2,3)
“that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise [sophizo=to make wise] for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” (2Tim 3:5)
“Jesus answered and said to them, You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power [dunamis] of God.” (Matt 22:29)
“Jesus answered and said to them, Are you not therefore mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power [dunamis] of God?” (Mk 12:24)
“You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.” (Jn 5:39)
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Rom 6:23)
“And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.” (1Jn 5:20)
Reading: Ex 8-10; Jn 6