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John 6:49 Cross-References
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“Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.”
John 6:49 (KJV)
Commentary on John 6:49
Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. Jesus contrasts the temporary sustenance of physical manna with the eternal life He provides. The Greek word 'apethanon' (died) emphasizes the finality of physical death despite miraculous provision. The manna, though divinely given, could only sustain earthly life temporarily. This sets up the crucial distinction between types and their fulfillment—the Old Covenant provisions pointed forward to Christ, the true Bread. The Reformed understanding emphasizes that all Old Testament shadows find their substance in Christ alone. Physical s...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for John 6:49
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“though you already know this”
“And did all eat the same spiritual meat;”
“They shall surely die in the wilderness. There was not left a man of them”
“whose bodies fell in the wilderness?”
“and died. He who eats this bread will live forever.,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.,,,,,,,,”
“'He gave them bread out of heaven{Greek and Hebrew use the same word for heaven”
“where are they? And the prophets”