John 6:49

John · New Testament · Chapter 6

“Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.”John 6:49

What Does John 6:49 Mean?

John 6:49 is found in the book of John, chapter 6, verse 49 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (11)

These passages are connected to John 6:49 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

John 6:31“Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”Exodus 16:15“And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.”Hebrews 3:17“But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?”Jude 1:5“I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.”Proverbs 9:5“Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.”1 Corinthians 10:3“And did all eat the same spiritual meat;”Numbers 26:65“For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.”Zechariah 1:5“Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?”John 6:58“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.”1 Corinthians 6:13“Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.”John 4:13“Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:”

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