John 6:26

Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

In Context

25And when they found Him on the other side of the Sea, they said unto Him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

27Labour not so much for the meat that perisheth, but rather for that food which endureth unto life eternal, which the Son of man will give you: for Him hath God the Father sealed.

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Cross References

John 3:3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily verily I tell thee, Unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

John 6:2And a great multitude followed Him, because they saw his miracles which He performed on them that were diseased.

John 6:24nor his disciples; they also went into those vessels, and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus.

John 6:47He hath seen the Father. Verily, verily, I declare unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

John 6:64But there are some of you that believe not: (for Jesus knew from the beginning, who they were that believed not, and who would betray Him:

Matthew Henry on John 6:23-28

Christ's Discourse with the Multitude. 22 The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone; 23 (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:) 24 When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his… Read the whole commentary →

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