John 6:49
Your forefathers ate manna in the wilderness, but they died.
God's Living Word (portions)
In The King James Version
Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
In Context
50This is the bread which comes down from Heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.
Cross References
John 6:58This is the bread which came down from Heaven, not like the manna your forefathers ate, and died. A person who eats this bread will live forever.”
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 →