Bible verses about "dependence" | Whiston

²¹ For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake, being moved by the Holy Ghost.

⁵⁰ This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that if a man eat thereof, he shall not die. ⁵¹ I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if therefore any one shall eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: The bread that I will give, is my flesh, for the life of the world. ⁵² The Jews therefore strove amonst themselves, saying, How can he give us his flesh to eat? ⁵³ Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily verily I say unto you, Except ye take the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. ⁵⁴ Whoso eateth his flesh, and drinketh his blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. ⁵⁵ For my flesh is meat indeed. ⁵⁶ He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the father is in me, so I am in the father; Verily verily I say unto you unless ye take the body of the Son of Man as the bread of life, ye have not life in him. ⁵⁷ As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that taketh me, even he shall live by me. ⁵⁸ This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth this bread, shall live for ever. ⁵⁹ These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Caphanaum on the Sabbath. ⁶⁰ Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard it, said, This is an hard saying, who can hear it? ⁶¹ When Jesus knew that his disciples murmured at it among themselves, he said unto them, Doth this scandalize you? ⁶² If therefore ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? ⁶³ It is the spirit that quickneth, the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you, are spirit, are life. ⁶⁴ But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning, who they were that believed not, and who would betray him. ⁶⁵ And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no one can come unto me, except it were given unto him of the Father. ⁶⁶ From this [time] many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. ⁶⁷ But Jesus said to the twelve, Will ye also go away? ⁶⁸ But Simon Peter said, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. ⁶⁹ And we have believed, and have known thee, that thou art the Holy One of God. ⁷⁰ Jesus answered, saying, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? ⁷¹ He spake of Judas Scarioth [the son] of Simon: for he was to betray him, [being] one of the twelve.

⁸ For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: ⁹ But we [had] the sentence of death in our selves, that we should not trust in our selves, but in God, who raiseth the dead.

⁴⁷ Verily verily I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath eternal life. ⁴⁸ I am the bread of life. ⁴⁹ Your fathers did eat bread and manna in the wilderness, and are dead. ⁵⁰ This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that if a man eat thereof, he shall not die.

⁹ But as touching brotherly love, we have no need to write unto you: for ye your selves are taught of God to love one another. ¹⁰ And indeed ye do it towards all the brethren, which ar in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, Brethren, that ye increase more and more; ¹¹ And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, as we commanded you. ¹² That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and may have lack of nothing.

⁵ For I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, he bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye cannot do any [thing].