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John 6:49

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

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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

I am the living bread which came down from heaven,.... This is the same with what is said in Joh 6:33, which is true of…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Your fathers did eat manna - There was a real miracle performed in their behalf; there was a perpetual interposition of…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Your fathers did eat manna - and are dead - That bread neither preserved their bodies alive, nor entitled them to life…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714John 6:28-59

Whether this conference was with the Capernaites, in whose synagogue Christ now was, or with those who came from the…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Christ answers them out of their own mouths. They had spoken of the manna as superior to the multiplied loaves and…