John 6:63

6:63 The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help! ¹  The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. ² 

John 12:47-48

12:47 If anyone ³  hears my words and does not obey them, ⁴  I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world. ⁵  12:48 The one who rejects me and does not accept ⁶  my words has a judge; ⁷  the word ⁸  I have spoken will judge him at the last day.

John 17:8

17:8 because I have given them the words you have given me. They ⁹  accepted ¹⁰  them ¹¹  and really ¹²  understand ¹³  that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.

¹ tn Grk “the flesh counts for nothing.”

² tn Or “are spirit-giving and life-producing.”

³ tn Grk “And if anyone”; the conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has been left untranslated here for improved English style.

⁴ tn Or “guard them,” “keep them.”

⁵ sn Cf. John 3:17.

⁵ tn Or “does not receive.”

⁶ tn Grk “has one who judges him.”

⁷ tn Or “message.”

⁷ tn Grk And they.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences.

⁸ tn Or “received.”

⁹ tn The word “them” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

¹⁰ tn Or “truly.”

¹¹ tn Or have come to know.”