KJV King James Version
I am that bread of life.
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John 6:48
I am that bread of life.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I am the bread of life.
WEB World English Bible
I am the bread of life.
ASV American Standard Version
I am the bread of life.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
I am the bread of the life;
Surrounding context — John 6
45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
48 I am that bread of life.
49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
51 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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John 6:51I 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.1 Corinthians 11:24-25And when he had given thanks, he brake [it], and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.John 6:41The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.1 Corinthians 10:16-17The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?John 6:33-35For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
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