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John 6:51 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for John 6:51 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting John chapter 6 verse 51 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
John 6:51 (KJV)
Commentary on John 6:51
Jesus intensifies the bread of life discourse with the shocking declaration 'I am the living bread which came down from heaven' (ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος ὁ ζῶν ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς). The definite article emphasizes exclusivity—THE living bread, not a bread among many. 'Living' (ζῶν/zōn) contrasts with the manna that sustained physical life temporarily; Jesus is bread that imparts eternal, spiritual life. The phrase 'came down from heaven' identifies Jesus' divine origin—He is not merely heaven-sent but heaven-originated, pre-existent deity taking human form. The promise 'if any man eat of this bre...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for John 6:51
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“and when he had given thanks”
“and gives life to the world.,For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.,,,,,,,,”
“that he might redeem us from all iniquity”
“he says”
“but he who descended out of heaven”
“but to serve”
“For he hath made him to be sin for us”
“a new and living way”
“saying”
“that he gave his one and only Son”