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 12:48

12:48 The one who rejects me and does not accept ³  my words has a judge; ⁴  the word ⁵  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 ⁶  accepted ⁷  them ⁸  and really ⁹  understand ¹⁰  that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.

[6:63]  ¹ tn Grk “the flesh counts for nothing.”

[6:63]  ² tn Or “are spirit-giving and life-producing.”

[12:48]  ³ tn Or “does not receive.”

[12:48]  ⁴ tn Grk “has one who judges him.”

[12:48]  ⁵ tn Or “message.”

[17:8]  ⁵ 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.

[17:8]  ⁶ tn Or “received.”

[17:8]  ⁷ 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.

[17:8]  ⁸ tn Or “truly.”

[17:8]  ⁹ tn Or have come to know.”