John 6:58

This is the bread that came down from heaven; not as your fathers ate the manna, and died; he that eats this bread shall live forever.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

In Context

57As the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father, so he that eats me, even he shall live by me.

59These things he spoke in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

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Cross References

John 6:31Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

John 6:47Verily, verily I say to you, He that believes on me has eternal life.

Matthew Henry on John 6:29-60

Christ the True Bread from Heaven; Christ Welcomes All that Come to Him; Necessity of Feeding upon Christ. 28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. 30 They said therefore unto him, What sign showest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? 31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. 32… Read the whole commentary →

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