John 6:58

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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.””

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BSBPD

“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 · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 6:58 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. John 3:36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
  2. John 6:31Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
  3. John 6:41At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
  4. John 6:47Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life.

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

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