John 6:59

Jesus explained this while he was teaching in a synagogue at Capernaum.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

58Now this is the bread that came down from heaven, not the kind your forefathers ate and still died. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever.”

60Many of his disciples when they heard it said, “This is hard to accept! Who can follow it?”

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:20Wisdom calls out in the streets; she shouts aloud in the squares.

Luke 4:31Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee. On Sabbath he started teaching them.

John 18:20“I've spoken openly to everyone,” Jesus replied. “I always taught in the synagogues and in the Temple where all the Jewish people meet. I haven't said anything 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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