John 6:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 6:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 6:6 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 6:6 — KJV
“And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.”
— John 6:6 (KJV)
John 6:6 in Context — About the Book of John
John is the Gospel of belief — written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God and have life in His name. Seven I AM declarations, seven signs, and the Bible's most loved verse all live here, alongside Jesus' longest recorded prayer in chapter 17.
Cross-References for John 6:6
“And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. roughly...: Heb. hard things with them”
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“And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.”
Shares key themes with John 6:6: prove, would
“Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;”
Shares key themes with John 6:6: prove, knew
“And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.”
Shares key themes with John 6:6: prove, would
“But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.”
Shares key themes with John 6:6: knew, would
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