John 6:31
Our fathers ate the manna ·what is it· + 6:31. Quoted from Ex 16:15 in the wilderness. As it is written, ‘He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.’” + 6:31. Quoted from Ps 78:24; Neh 9:15
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 16:35The children of Israel [God prevails] ate the manna ·what is it· forty years, + 16:35. Quoted in Acts 13:18until they came to an inhabited land. They ate the manna ·what is it· until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan [Humbled].
Deuteronomy 8:3He humbled you, and allowed you to be hungry, and fed you with manna ·what is it·, which you didn’t know, neither did your fathers know; that he might teach you that man does not live by bread only, but man lives by every d'var ·word· that proceeds out of Adonai’s mouth. + 8:3. Quoted in Matt 4:4; Luke 4:4
Psalms 78:24He rained down manna ·what is it· on them to eat, 2 and gave them food from the sky. + 78:24. Quoted in John 6:31 1
John 6:49Your fathers ate the manna ·what is it· + 6:49. Quoted from Ex 16:15 in the wilderness, and they died.
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 →