Jesus answered, "I am telling you the truth: you are looking for me because you ate the bread and had all you wanted, not because you understood my miracles.

"Sir," they asked him, "give us this bread always."

For you gave him authority over all people, so that he might give eternal life to all those you gave him.

And eternal life means to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, whom you sent.

There are many who pray: "Give us more blessings, O LORD. Look on us with kindness!"

For sin pays its wage---death; but God's free gift is eternal life in union with Christ Jesus our Lord.

Those who live as their human nature tells them to, have their minds controlled by what human nature wants. Those who live as the Spirit tells them to, have their minds controlled by what the Spirit wants.

Whoever does not have the Spirit cannot receive the gifts that come from God's Spirit. Such a person really does not understand them, and they seem to be nonsense, because their value can be judged only on a spiritual basis.

We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we know the true God. We live in union with the true God---in union with his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and this is eternal life.

And when you ask, you do not receive it, because your motives are bad; you ask for things to use for your own pleasures.