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John 6:51

I am the living bread, having come down from heaven; if any one may eat of me the bread, he will live forever: and the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.

1902 William Baxter Godbey 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 coming down from heaven, that any one may eat of it, and not die.

52Then the Jews were contending with one another, saying, How is this One able to give unto us His flesh to eat?

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Cross References

Matthew 20:28as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His soul a ransom for many.

John 1:14The Word was made flesh, and tented among us (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten with the Father), full of grace and truth.

John 3:13No one hath ascended up into heaven, but the one having come down from heaven, the Son of man, who is in heaven.

John 4:10And Jesus responded and said to her, If you knew the gift of God, and the one who is speaking to you, Give me to drink; you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.

John 6:52Then the Jews were contending with one another, saying, How is this One able to give unto us His flesh to eat?

2 Corinthians 5:19as that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not imputing their transgressions to them, even having placed in us the word 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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