John 6:51
I 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.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
50This is the bread that comes down out of heaven, that one may eat thereof, and not die.
52The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
Cross References
Matthew 20:28even as the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
John 1:14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us[1:14]; and we beheld his glory, a glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 3:13And no one has ascended up into heaven, but he who came down out of heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.
John 4:10Jesus answered and said to her: If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that says to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
John 6:52The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
2 Corinthians 5:19as that God was in Christ reconciling a world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation.
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 →