John 6:41

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now the Jews said bitter things about Jesus because of his words, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

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  • John 6:33 : 33 The bread of God is the bread which comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.
  • John 6:51-52 : 51 I am the living bread which has come from heaven: if any man takes this bread for food he will have life for ever: and more than this, the bread which I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world. 52 Then the Jews had an angry discussion among themselves, saying, How is it possible for this man to give us his flesh for food?
  • John 6:58 : 58 This is the bread which has come down from heaven. It is not like the food which your fathers had: they took of the manna, and are dead; but he who takes this bread for food will have life for ever.
  • John 6:60 : 60 Then, hearing this, a number of his disciples said, This is a hard saying; who is able to take in such teaching?
  • John 6:66 : 66 Because of what he said, a number of the disciples went back and would no longer go with him.
  • John 7:12 : 12 And there was much discussion about him among the mass of the people. Some said, He is a good man; but others said, No, he is giving people false ideas.
  • John 6:43 : 43 Jesus made answer and said, Do not say things against me, one to another.
  • John 6:48 : 48 I am the bread of life.
  • Luke 5:30 : 30 And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?
  • Luke 15:2 : 2 And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.
  • Luke 19:7 : 7 And when they saw it, they were all angry, saying, He has gone into the house of a sinner.
  • Jude 1:16 : 16 These are the men who make trouble, ever desiring change, going after evil pleasures, using high-sounding words, respecting men's position in the hope of reward.
  • 1 Cor 10:10 : 10 And do not say evil things against the Lord, as some of them did, and destruction overtook them.

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  • John 6:42-43
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    42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have seen? How is it then that he now says, I have come down from heaven?

    43 Jesus made answer and said, Do not say things against me, one to another.

  • John 6:30-36
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    81%

    30 So they said, What sign do you give us, so that we may see and have faith in you? What do you do?

    31 Our fathers had the manna in the waste land, as the Writings say, He gave them bread from heaven.

    32 Jesus then said to them, Truly I say to you, What Moses gave you was not the bread from heaven; it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.

    33 The bread of God is the bread which comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.

    34 Ah, Lord, they said, give us that bread for ever!

    35 And this was the answer of Jesus: I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be in need of food, and he who has faith in me will never be in need of drink.

    36 But it is as I said to you: you have seen me, and still you have no faith.

  • John 6:47-62
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    47 Truly I say to you, He who has faith in me has eternal life.

    48 I am the bread of life.

    49 Your fathers took the manna in the waste land--and they are dead.

    50 The bread which comes from heaven is such bread that a man may take it for food and never see death.

    51 I am the living bread which has come from heaven: if any man takes this bread for food he will have life for ever: and more than this, the bread which I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world.

    52 Then the Jews had an angry discussion among themselves, saying, How is it possible for this man to give us his flesh for food?

    53 Then Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, If you do not take the flesh of the Son of man for food, and if you do not take his blood for drink, you have no life in you.

    54 He who takes my flesh for food and my blood for drink has eternal life: and I will take him up from the dead at the last day.

    55 My flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.

    56 He who takes my flesh for food and my blood for drink is in me and I in him.

    57 As the living Father has sent me, and I have life because of the Father, even so he who takes me for his food will have life because of me.

    58 This is the bread which has come down from heaven. It is not like the food which your fathers had: they took of the manna, and are dead; but he who takes this bread for food will have life for ever.

    59 Jesus said these things in the Synagogue while he was teaching at Capernaum.

    60 Then, hearing this, a number of his disciples said, This is a hard saying; who is able to take in such teaching?

    61 When Jesus became conscious that his disciples were protesting about what he said, he said to them, Does this give you trouble?

    62 What then will you say if you see the Son of man going up to where he was before?

  • John 6:25-27
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    74%

    25 And when they came across him on the other side of the sea they said, Rabbi, when did you come here?

    26 Jesus, answering them, said, Truly I say to you, You come after me, not because you saw signs, but because you were given the bread and had enough.

    27 Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.

  • John 8:23
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    23 And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.

  • John 6:38
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    38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my pleasure, but the pleasure of him who sent me.

  • Mark 8:16
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    16 And they said to one another, We have no bread.

  • John 6:5-6
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    5 Lifting up his eyes, Jesus saw a great number of people coming to where he was, and he said to Philip, Where may we get bread for all these people?

    6 This he said, testing him: for he had no doubt what he himself would do.

  • John 10:19
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    19 There was a division again among the Jews because of these words.

  • Matt 16:7
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    7 And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, We took no bread.

  • John 4:32-33
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    32 But he said to them, I have food of which you have no knowledge.

    33 So the disciples said one to another, Did anyone give him food?

  • John 7:36
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    36 What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?

  • John 6:40
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    40 This, I say, is my Father's pleasure, that everyone who sees the Son and has faith in him may have eternal life: and I will take him up on the last day.

  • John 7:11
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    11 At the feast the Jews were looking for him and saying, Where is he?

  • Exod 16:15
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    15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, What is it? for they had no idea what it was. And Moses said to them, It is the bread which the Lord has given you for your food.

  • Mark 6:36
    69%

    36 Send them away, so that they may go into the country and small towns round about, and get some food for themselves.

  • John 10:36
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    36 Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son?

  • John 8:42
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    42 Jesus said to them, If God was your Father you would have love for me, because it was from God I came and am here. I did not come of myself, but he sent me.

  • John 6:14
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    14 And when the people saw the sign which he had done, they said, Truly, this is the prophet who is to come into the world.

  • John 10:31
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    31 Then the Jews took up stones again to send at him.

  • John 3:13
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    13 And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.

  • Exod 16:8
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    8 And Moses said, The Lord will give you meat for your food at evening, and in the morning bread in full measure; for your outcry against the Lord has come to his ears: for what are we? your outcry is not against us but against the Lord.

  • John 8:47
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    47 He who is a child of God gives ear to the words of God: your ears are not open to them because you are not from God.

  • John 10:33
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    33 This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.