John 6:49

New International Reader's Version

Long ago your people ate the manna in the desert, and they still died.

Cross References

Zechariah 1:5

“Where are those people now? And what about my prophets? Do they live forever?

Numbers 26:65

The Lord had told the Israelites at Kadesh Barnea that they would certainly die in the desert. Not one of them was left alive except Caleb and Joshua. Caleb was the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua was the son of Nun.

John 6:31

Long ago our people ate the manna in the desert. It is written in Scripture, ‘The Lord gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ” (Exodus 16:4; Nehemiah 9:15; Psalm 78:24,25)

John 6:58

This is the bread that came down from heaven. Long ago your people ate manna and died. But whoever eats this bread will live forever.”

Jude 1:5

I want to remind you about some things you already know. The Lord saved his people. At one time he brought them out of Egypt. But later he destroyed those who did not believe.

Revelation 2:17

‘Whoever has ears should listen to what the Holy Spirit says to the churches. Here is what I will do for anyone who has victory over sin. I will give that person hidden manna to eat. I will also give each of them a white stone with a new name written on it. Only the one who receives this name will know what it is.’