John 6:35

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“Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.”

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BSBPD

“Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Jesus said to them, `I am the bread of the life; he who is coming unto me may not hunger, and he who is believing in me may not thirst--at any time;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 6:35 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 49:10They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
  2. Isaiah 55:1“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
  3. Matthew 11:28Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
  4. Luke 6:25Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
  5. John 4:13Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.
  6. John 5:40yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.
  7. John 6:37Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
  8. John 6:41At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
  9. John 6:44“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
  10. John 6:48I am the bread of life.
  11. John 6:65Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
  12. John 7:37On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
  13. 1 Corinthians 10:16Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
  14. 1 Corinthians 11:23For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
  15. Revelation 7:16‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’
  16. Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.

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