John 6:59

Jesus said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

In Context

58This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”

60On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:20Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;

Luke 4:31Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.

John 18:20“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.

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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