John 6:51

Jesus declares Himself the living bread; whoever eats it will live forever, and the bread He gives is His flesh for the world's life. He points to His sacrificial death as the source of eternal life.

Cross-references · 21

• John 6:33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
• Luke 22:19And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
• Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
• Heb 10:5–12Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
• John 3:13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
• Matt 20:28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
• Heb 10:20By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
• 2 Cor 5:21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
• Eph 5:2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
• 1 Pet 2:4To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
• John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
• John 1:29The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
• John 6:52–58The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
• 1 Jn 4:14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
• John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
• 1 Jn 4:10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
• 1 Jn 2:2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
• John 4:10–11Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
• 2 Cor 5:19To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
• Eph 5:25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
• John 7:38He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

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