John 6:58
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 6:58 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 6:58 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 6:58 — KJV
“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.”
— John 6:58 (KJV)
John 6:58 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 6:58
“I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”
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“And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.”
Shares key themes with John 6:58: bread, fathers, manna
“And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.”
Shares key themes with John 6:58: bread, came, down
“Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”
Shares key themes with John 6:58: bread, heaven, fathers
“And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.”
Shares key themes with John 6:58: bread, came, down
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