John 6:49
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 6:49 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 6:49 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 6:49 — KJV
“Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.”
— John 6:49 (KJV)
John 6:49 in Context — About the Book of John
John is the Gospel of belief — written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God and have life in His name. Seven I AM declarations, seven signs, and the Bible's most loved verse all live here, alongside Jesus' longest recorded prayer in chapter 17.
Cross-References for John 6:49
“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.”
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“Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;”
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“And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. from...: Heb. from aside, etc”
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“Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”
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“And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,”
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