John 6:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’””
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“Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“our fathers the manna did eat in the wilderness, according as it is having been written, Bread out of the heaven He gave them to eat.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo John 6:31 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 16:4Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.
- Exodus 16:35The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.
- Numbers 11:6But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!”
- Deuteronomy 8:3He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
- Joshua 5:12And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan.
- Nehemiah 9:15In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land which You had sworn to give them.
- Nehemiah 9:20You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst.
- Psalms 78:24He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven.
- Psalms 105:40They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
- John 6:49Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.
- John 6:58This 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.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:3They all ate the same spiritual food
- Revelation 2:17He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
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