John 6:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”

John 6:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 6:31 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 6:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness. As it is written, ‘He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.’””

John 6:31 — World English Bible

John 6:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.”

John 6:31 — American Standard Version

John 6:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“our fathers the manna did eat in the wilderness, according as it is having been written, Bread out of the heaven He gave them to eat.'”

John 6:31 — Young's Literal Translation

John 6:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.”

John 6:31 — Darby Translation

John 6:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Our fathers did eate Manna in the desart, as it is written, Hee gaue them bread from heauen to eate.”

John 6:31 — Geneva Bible

John 6:31 in Context — John 6

29 Respondió Jesús, y díjoles: Esta es la obra de Dios, que creáis en el que él ha enviado.

30 Dijéronle entonces: ¿Qué señal pues haces tú, para que veamos, y te creamos? ¿Qué obras?

31 Nuestros padres comieron el maná en el desierto, como está escrito: Pan del cielo les dió á comer.

32 Y Jesús les dijo: De cierto, de cierto os digo: No os dió Moisés pan del cielo; mas mi Padre os da el verdadero pan del cielo.

33 Porque el pan de Dios es aquel que descendió del cielo y da vida al mundo.

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What Does John 6:31 Mean?

John 6:31 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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