John 6:58 “This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who…”

John 6:58

This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

World English Bible

This is the bread which came down out of heaven—not as our fathers ate the manna and died. He who eats this bread will live forever.”

American Standard Version

This is the bread which came down out of heaven: not as the fathers ate, and died; he that eateth this bread shall live for ever.

Geneva Bible 1599

This is that bread which came downe from heauen: not as your fathers haue eaten Manna, and are deade. Hee that eateth of this bread, shall liue for euer.

Darby Translation

This is the bread which has come down out of heaven. Not as the fathers ate and died: he that eats this bread shall live for ever.

Young's Literal Translation

this is the bread that came down out of the heaven; not as your fathers did eat the manna, and died; he who is eating this bread shall live — to the age.'

Bible in Basic English

This is the bread which has come down from heaven. It is not like the food which your fathers had: they took of the manna, and are dead; but he who takes this bread for food will have life for ever.

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Cross references

“This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.”

John 6:47–51 John 6:41 John 6:32 John 6:34

John 6:47–51 · BSB

Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life.

John 6:41 · BSB

At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”

John 6:32 · BSB

Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.

John 6:34 · BSB

“Sir,” they said, “give us this bread at all times.”

Also

John 3:36 John 6:31–34

John 3:36 · BSB

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

John 6:31–34 · BSB

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

57Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me.

59Jesus said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

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