John 6:51
I 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.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
50But this is the bread which cometh from heaven, that a man may eat of it, and not die.
52Then the Jews contended one with another, and said: How can he give us his body to eat?
Cross References
Matthew 20:28even as the Son of man came, not to be served, but to serve; and to give his life a ransom for many.
John 1:14And the: Word became flesh, and tabernacled with us: and we saw his glory, a glory as of the only begotten from the Father, that he was full of grace and truth.
John 3:13And no one hath ascended to heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.
John 4:10Jesus replied and said to her: If thou hadst known the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living waters.
John 6:52Then the Jews contended one with another, and said: How can he give us his body to eat?
2 Corinthians 5:19For God was in the Messiah, who hath reconciled the world with his majesty, and did not reckon to them their sins; and who hath 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 →