KJV King James Version
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
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John 6:32
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
WEB World English Bible
Jesus therefore said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, it wasn’t Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven.
ASV American Standard Version
Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jesus, therefore, said to them, ‘Verily, verily, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread out of the heaven; but my Father doth give you the true bread out of the heaven;
Surrounding context — John 6
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΕἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦς·G2424 · IēsousJesusἀμὴνG281 · amēnamenἀμὴνG281 · amēnamenλέγωG3004 · legōto sayὑμῖν·G4771 · suyouοὐG3756 · ounoΜωϋσῆςG3475 · Mōusēs, MōsēsMosesδέδωκενG1325 · didōmito giveὑμῖνG4771 · suyouτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄρτονG740 · artosbreadἐκG1537 · ekout fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανοῦ,G3772 · ouranosheavenἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατήρG3962 · patērfatherμουG3165 · memeδίδωσινG1325 · didōmito giveὑμῖνG4771 · suyouτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄρτονG740 · artosbreadἐκG1537 · ekout fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανοῦG3772 · ouranosheavenτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀληθινόν.G228 · alēthinostrue
Cross-references
John 6:58This 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.Exodus 16:4Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.John 15:1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.Galatians 4:4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,Psalm 78:23Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,John 6:50This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.John 6:41The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.Exodus 16:8And Moses said, [This shall be], when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what [are] we? your murmurings [are] not against us, but against the LORD.John 6:33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.John 1:9[That] was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.John 6:55For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.John 6:35And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
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