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John 6:51

I am the living bread that has come down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

In Context

50This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.

52Then the Jews began to quarrel with one another, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

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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 1:14The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 3:13No one has ascended into heaven, except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.

John 4:10Jesus answered her, “If yoʋ knew the gift of God and who it is that is saying to yoʋ, ‘Give me some water to drink,’ yoʋ would have asked him, and he would have given yoʋ living water.”

John 6:52Then the Jews began to quarrel with one another, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

2 Corinthians 5:19namely, that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people's trespasses against them. And he has committed to us the message of 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 →

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