John 6:26-36

Words to the People

26 Jesus answered them and said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you 1seek Me, not because you saw 2signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.
27 "Do not 3work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to 4eternal life, which 5the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, 6has set His seal."
28 Therefore they said to Him, "What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?"
29 Jesus answered and said to them, "This is 7the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He 8has sent."
30 So they said to Him, "9What then do You do for a 10sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work do You perform?
31 "11Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, '12HE GAVE THEM BREAD OUT OF HEAVEN TO EAT.' "
32 Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven.
33 "For the bread of God is that which 13comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world."
34 Then they said to Him, "Lord, always 14give us this bread."
35 Jesus said to them, "15I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me 16will never * thirst.
36 "But 17I said to you that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe.

Cross References 17

  • 1. John 6:24
  • 2. John 6:2, 14, 30
  • 3. Isaiah 55:2
  • 4. John 3:15; John 4:14; John 6:40, 47, 54; John 10:28; John 17:2
  • 5. Matthew 8:20; John 6:53, 62
  • 6. John 3:33
  • 7. 1 Thessalonians 1:3; James 2:22; 1 John 3:23; Revelation 2:26
  • 8. John 3:17
  • 9. Matthew 12:38
  • 10. John 6:2, 14, 26
  • 11. Ex 16:4, 15, 21; Numbers 11:8; John 6:49, 58
  • 12. Psalms 78:24; Exodus 16:4, 15; Nehemiah 9:15; Psalms 105:40
  • 13. John 6:41, 50
  • 14. John 4:15
  • 15. John 6:48, 51
  • 16. John 4:14
  • 17. John 6:26

Footnotes 1

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