John 6:48

I am the bread of life.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

I am that bread of life.

In Context

47Amen, amen I say unto you: He that believeth in me, hath everlasting life.

49Your fathers did eat manna in the desert, and are dead.

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Cross References

John 6:33For the bread of God is that which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world.

John 6:51I am the living bread which came down from heaven.

1 Corinthians 11:24And giving thanks, broke, and said: Take ye, and eat: this is my body, which shall be delivered for you: this do for the commemoration of me.

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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