And the bread that God gives is the one who came down from heaven to give life to the world.”
Jesus knew that he had come from God and would go back to God. He also knew that the Father had given him complete power.
I came from the Father into the world, but I am leaving the world and returning to the Father.
I told my followers what you told me, and they accepted it. They know that I came from you, and they believe that you are the one who sent me.
No one has gone up to heaven except the Son of Man, who came down from there.
Jesus then told them, “I tell you for certain that Moses wasn't the one who gave you bread from heaven. My Father is the one who gives you the true bread from heaven.
I didn't come from heaven to do what I want! I came to do what the Father wants me to do. He sent me,
The people started grumbling because Jesus had said he was the bread that had come down from heaven.
I am the bread that gives life!
But the bread from heaven has come down, so that no one who eats it will ever die.
The bread that comes down from heaven isn't like what your ancestors ate. They died, but whoever eats this bread will live for ever.
Jesus answered: If God were your Father, you would love me, because I came from God and only from him. He sent me. I did not come on my own.
“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” This saying is true, and it can be trusted. I was the worst sinner of all!