Bible verse
Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
John 6:31 · BSB
The verses around it, from John 6.
27 Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
28 Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”
29 Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”
30 So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?
31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
32 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 “Sir,” they said, “give us this bread at all times.”
35 Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
KJV
Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
ASV
Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.
ERV
Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.
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