King James Version
John 6:31 in the King James Version says “Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.” — study this verse from John chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”
John 6:31 · KJV
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
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.
For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“the desert”
G2048lonesome, i.e., (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, g5561 being implied)
“from”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“heaven”
G3772the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of god); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the gospel (christianity)
“He gave”
G1325to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
“them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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