John 6:48-51

48 "¹I am the bread of life.

49 "²Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

50 "This is the bread which ³comes down out of heaven, so that one may eat of it and ⁴not die.

51 "⁵I am the living bread that ⁶came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, ⁷he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give ⁸for the life of the world is ⁹My flesh."

John 6:48-51 In-Context

46 "Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the One who is from God; He has seen the Father.

47 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life.

48 "I am the bread of life.

49 "Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

50 "This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.

51 "I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh."

52 Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, "How can this man give us His flesh to eat?"

53 So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves.

Cross References

• 1. John 6:35, 51
• 2. John 6:31, 58
• 3. John 6:33
• 4. John 3:36; John 5:24; John 6:47, 51, 58; John 11:26
• 5. John 6:35, 48
• 6. John 6:41, 58
• 7. John 3:36; John 5:24; John 6:47, 58; John 11:26
• 8. John 1:29; John 3:14; Hebrews 10:10; 1 John 4:10
• 9. John 6:53-56