John 6:51
I am the living bread that has come down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, they will live for ever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
In Context
50The bread that comes down from heaven is such that whoever eats of it will never die.
Cross References
Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man came, not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
John 1:14And the Word became human, and lived among us, (We saw his glory – the glory of the Only Son sent from the Father), full of love and truth.
John 3:13No one has ascended to heaven, except him who descended from heaven – the Son of Man himself.
John 4:10“If you knew of the gift of God,” replied Jesus, “and who it is that is saying to you ‘Give me some water,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
John 6:52They began disputing with one another, “How is it possible for this man to give us his flesh to eat?”
2 Corinthians 5:19To proclaim that God, in Christ, was reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning people’s offenses against them, and that he had entrusted us with the message of this 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 →