John 4:32

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But he said to them,“I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 23:12 : 12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion.
  • Ps 119:103 : 103 Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey!
  • John 4:34 : 34 Jesus said to them,“My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.
  • Jer 15:16 : 16 As your words came to me I drank them in, and they filled my heart with joy and happiness because I belong to you, O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies.
  • Ps 25:14 : 14 The LORD’s loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.
  • Ps 63:5 : 5 As if with choice meat you satisfy my soul. My mouth joyfully praises you,
  • Prov 14:10 : 10 The heart knows its own bitterness, and with its joy no one else can share.
  • Prov 18:20 : 20 From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied, with the product of his lips he will be satisfied.
  • Isa 53:11 : 11 Having suffered, he will reflect on his work, he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done.“My servant will acquit many, for he carried their sins.
  • Acts 20:35 : 35 By all these things, I have shown you that by working in this way we must help the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said,‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
  • Rev 2:17 : 17 The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give him some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name that no one can understand except the one who receives it.’

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  • John 4:33-34
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    33So the disciples began to say to one another,“No one brought him anything to eat, did they?”

    34Jesus said to them,“My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.

  • 31Workers for the Harvest Meanwhile the disciples were urging him,“Rabbi, eat something.”

  • 5So Jesus said to them,“Children, you don’t have any fish, do you?” They replied,“No.”

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    41And while they still could not believe it(because of their joy) and were amazed, he said to them,“Do you have anything here to eat?”

    42So they gave him a piece of broiled fish,

    43and he took it and ate it in front of them.

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    16But he replied,“They don’t need to go. You give them something to eat.”

    17They said to him,“We have here only five loaves and two fish.”

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    12“Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said. But none of the disciples dared to ask him,“Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord.

    13Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.

  • Luke 6:3-4
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    3Jesus answered them,“Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry–

    4how he entered the house of God, took and ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for any to eat but the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?”

  • John 6:26-27
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    26Jesus replied,“I tell you the solemn truth, you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted.

    27Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life– the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”

  • John 6:50-55
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    50This is the bread that has come down from heaven, so that a person may eat from it and not die.

    51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

    52Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another,“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

    53Jesus said to them,“I tell you the solemn truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves.

    54The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.

    55For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

  • 13But he said to them,“You give them something to eat.” They replied,“We have no more than five loaves and two fish– unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

  • John 6:31-35
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    31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written,‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

    32Then Jesus told them,“I tell you the solemn truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but my Father is giving you the true bread from heaven.

    33For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

    34So they said to him,“Sir, give us this bread all the time!”

    35Jesus said to them,“I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.

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    32The Feeding of the Four Thousand Then Jesus called the disciples and said,“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way.”

    33The disciples said to him,“Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”

    34Jesus said to them,“How many loaves do you have?” They replied,“Seven– and a few small fish.”

  • Matt 12:3-4
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    3He said to them,“Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry–

    4how he entered the house of God and they ate the sacred bread, which was against the law for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests?

  • 8(For his disciples had gone off into the town to buy supplies.)

  • 48I am the bread of life.

  • 4His disciples answered him,“Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”

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    57Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumes me will live because of me.

    58This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ate, but then later died. The one who eats this bread will live forever.”

  • 16Jesus said,“Even after all this, are you still so foolish?

  • Mark 6:36-38
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    36Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”

    37But he answered them,“You give them something to eat.” And they said,“Should we go and buy bread for two hundred silver coins and give it to them to eat?”

    38He said to them,“How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said,“Five– and two fish.”

  • 5Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip,“Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?”

  • Mark 8:1-2
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    1The Feeding of the Four Thousand In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat. So Jesus called his disciples and said to them,

    2“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days, and they have nothing to eat.

  • 22The Lord’s Supper While they were eating, he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to them, and said,“Take it. This is my body.”

  • 16So they began to discuss with one another about having no bread.

  • 7So they began to discuss this among themselves, saying,“It is because we brought no bread.”

  • 18The Announcement of Jesus’ Betrayal“What I am saying does not refer to all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture,‘The one who eats my bread has turned against me.’

  • 4But he answered,“It is written,‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

  • 43He strictly ordered that no one should know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.