John 6:58

World English Bible (2000)

This is the bread which came down out of heaven--not as our fathers ate the manna, and died. He who eats this bread will live forever."

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  • John 6:41 : 41 The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, "I am the bread which came down out of heaven."
  • John 6:47-51 : 47 Most certainly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50 This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that anyone may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."
  • John 3:36 : 36 One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won't see life, but the wrath of God remains on him."
  • John 6:31-34 : 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness. As it is written, 'He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.'" 32 Jesus therefore said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, it wasn't Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven. 33 For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." 34 They said therefore to him, "Lord, always give us this bread."

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  • John 6:47-57
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    47 Most certainly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life.

    48 I am the bread of life.

    49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

    50 This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that anyone may eat of it and not die.

    51 I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."

    52 The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

    53 Jesus therefore said to them, "Most certainly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you don't have life in yourselves.

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

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

    56 He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me, and I in him.

    57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he who feeds on me, he will also live because of me.

  • John 6:31-36
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    31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness. As it is written, 'He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.'"

    32 Jesus therefore said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, it wasn't Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven.

    33 For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world."

    34 They said therefore to him, "Lord, always give us this bread."

    35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.

    36 But I told you that you have seen me, and yet you don't believe.

  • John 6:59-60
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    59 He said these things in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

    60 Therefore many of his disciples, when they heard this, said, "This is a hard saying! Who can listen to it?"

  • John 6:26-27
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    26 Jesus answered them, "Most certainly I tell you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled.

    27 Don't work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him."

  • John 6:38-42
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    38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

    39 This is the will of my Father who sent me, that of all he has given to me I should lose nothing, but should raise him up at the last day.

    40 This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."

    41 The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, "I am the bread which came down out of heaven."

    42 They said, "Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he say, 'I have come down out of heaven?'"

  • John 6:62-63
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    62 Then what if you would see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?

    63 It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

  • 22 As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had blessed, he broke it, and gave to them, and said, "Take, eat. This is my body."

  • 15 When the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, "What is it?" For they didn't know what it was. Moses said to them, "It is the bread which Yahweh has given you to eat."

  • John 4:32-33
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    32 But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you don't know about."

    33 The disciples therefore said one to another, "Has anyone brought him something to eat?"

  • 3 He humbled you, and allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna, which you didn't know, neither did your fathers know; that he might make you know that man does not live by bread only, but by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of Yahweh does man live.

  • 5 Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, that these may eat?"

  • John 5:24-25
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    24 "Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn't come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

    25 Most certainly, I tell you, the hour comes, and now is, when the dead will hear the Son of God's voice; and those who hear will live.

  • 26 As they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks for it, and broke it. He gave to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."

  • 51 Most certainly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death."

  • 26 Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"

  • 24 He rained down manna on them to eat, and gave them food from the sky.

  • 36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat."

  • 19 He took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me."

  • 23 He said to them, "You are from beneath. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world.

  • 4 But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"

  • 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

  • 13 No one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.

  • 44 Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

  • 4 how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?"

  • 13 So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which were left over by those who had eaten.

  • 32 Moses said, "This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded, 'Let an omer-full of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.'"