Where a verse leads
John 6:51: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”John 6:51
John 6:51 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 4 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. 52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? 53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
John 6 · King James Version
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Shadows and types
- The Manna From Heaven
- The Manna and the Bread of Life (Direct New Testament link)
Questions people ask
What does John 6:51 mean?
John 6:51 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is John 6:51 in the Bible?
John 6:51 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does John 6:51 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens John 6:51 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.