John 6:48
I am the bread of life.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
47Verily, verily, I say to you, he that believes on me has everlasting life.
49Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
Cross References
John 6:33For the bread of God is that which[6:33] comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.
John 6:51I am the living bread that came down out of heaven. If any one eat of this bread, he shall live forever; yea, and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
1 Corinthians 11:24and having given thanks, he broke it, and said: This is my body, which is for you; this do in remembrance 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 →