John 6:33

for the bread that God gives is that which comes down from heaven, and gives life to the world.’

Open English Bible (UK)

In The King James Version

For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

In Context

32‘In truth I tell you,’ replied Jesus, ‘Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but my Father does give you the true bread from heaven;

34‘Master,’ they exclaimed, ‘give us that bread always!’

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Cross References

John 6:38For I have come down from heaven, to do, not my own will, but the will of him who sent me;

John 6:50The bread that comes down from heaven is such that whoever eats of it will never die.

John 13:3and at supper, Jesus – although knowing that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God, and was to return to God –

John 17:8for I have given them the teaching which you gave me, and they received it, and clearly understood that I came from you, and they believed that you have sent me as your messenger.

1 John 1:1We write to you about the Word of life, which has been in existence from the beginning. We write of what we have heard, of what we have seen with our eyes, of what we watched reverently and touched with our hands.

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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