John 6:31
Our fathers ate the manna, in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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
30They say to him: What sign doest thou, that we may see and believe in thee? What workest thou?
Cross References
John 6:49Your fathers ate the manna, in the wilderness, and they died.
1 Corinthians 10:3and they all ate the same spiritual food;
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 →