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  • John 6:31
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 31 Our forefathers ate the manna in the wilderness,+ just as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”+

  • John 6:31
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 31 οἱ The πατέρες fathers ἡμῶν of us τὸ the μάννα manna ἔφαγον ate ἐν in τῇ the ἐρήμῳ, desolate [place], καθώς according as ἐστιν it is γεγραμμένον having been written Ἄρτον Bread ἐκ out of τοῦ the οὐρανοῦ heaven ἔδωκεν he gave αὐτοῖς to them φαγεῖν. to eat.

  • John 6:31
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 31 Our forefathers ate the manna+ in the wilderness, just as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”+

  • John 6:31
    The Bible in Living English
    • 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the desert, as it says ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

  • John 6:31
    American Standard Version
    • 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.

  • John 6:31
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 31 Our fathers did eat the manna in the desert,—Just as it is written: Bread out of heaven he gave them to eat.

  • John 6:31
    King James Version
    • 31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

  • John
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 6:31 w78 9/1 25

  • John Study Notes—Chapter 6
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 6:31

      Our forefathers ate the manna: The Jews wanted a Messianic King who could supply them with material food. As a justification, they reminded Jesus that God had given their forefathers manna in the wilderness of Sinai. Quoting from Ps 78:24, they referred to the miraculously provided manna as bread [or, “grain”] from heaven. When requesting “a sign” from Jesus (Joh 6:30), they may have had in mind the miracle he had performed just the day before when he multiplied five barley loaves and two small fish into enough food to feed thousands.​—Joh 6:9-12.

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