John 6:50

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“This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.”

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BSBPD

“This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“This is the bread which cometh down out of heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“this is the bread that out of the heaven is coming down, that any one may eat of it, and not die.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 6:50 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. John 3:13No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
  2. John 6:33For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
  3. John 6:42They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”
  4. John 6:51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”
  5. John 6:58This 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.”
  6. John 8:51Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
  7. John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
  8. Romans 8:10But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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