John 6:48
I am the bread of life.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
47Verily, verily, I say to you: That, to him who believeth in me, there is life eternal.
49Your fathers ate the manna, in the wilderness, and they died.
Cross References
John 6:33For the bread of God is, he that came down from heaven, and giveth life to the world.
John 6:51I am the bread of life, who have come down from heaven: and if a man shall eat of this bread, he will live for ever. And the bread which I shall give, is my body, which I give for the life of the world.
1 Corinthians 11:24and blessed, and brake it, and said: " Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for your sakes: thus do ye, in remembrance of me."
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 →