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 Jésus leur répondit: L’œuvre de Dieu, c’est que vous croyiez en celui qu’il a envoyé.

30 Quel miracle fais-tu donc, lui dirent-ils, afin que nous le voyions, et que nous croyions en toi? Que fais-tu?

31 Nos pères ont mangé la manne dans le désert, selon ce qui est écrit: Il leur donna le pain du ciel à manger.

32 Jésus leur dit: En vérité, en vérité, je vous le dis, Moïse ne vous a pas donné le pain du ciel, mais mon Père vous donne le vrai pain du ciel;

33 car le pain de Dieu, c’est celui qui descend du ciel et qui donne la vie au monde.

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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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