^{31 Ref} Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness. As it is written, 'He gave them bread out of heaven{Greek and Hebrew use the same word for "heaven", "the heavens", "the sky", and "the air".} to eat.'"

^{32 Ref} Jesus therefore said to them, "Most assuredly, I tell you, it wasn't Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven.

^{33 Ref} For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world."

^{34 Ref} They said therefore to him, "Lord, always give us this bread."

^{35 Ref} Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.

^{36 Ref} But I told you that you have seen me, and yet you don't believe.

^{37 Ref} All those who the Father gives me will come to me. Him who comes to me I will in no way throw out.

^{38 Ref} For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

^{39 Ref} This is the will of my Father who sent me, that of all he has given to me I should lose nothing, but should raise him up at the last day.

^{40 Ref} This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."

^{41 Ref} The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, "I am the bread which came down out of heaven."

^{42 Ref} They said, "Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he say, 'I have come down out of heaven?'"

^{43 Ref} Therefore Jesus answered them, "Don't murmur among yourselves.

^{44 Ref} No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.

^{45 Ref} It is written in the prophets, 'They will all be taught by God.' Therefore everyone who hears from the Father, and has learned, comes to me.

^{46 Ref} Not that anyone has seen the Father, except he who is from God. He has seen the Father.

^{47 Ref} Most assuredly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life.

^{48 Ref} I am the bread of life.

^{49 Ref} Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

^{50 Ref} This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that anyone may eat of it and not die.

^{51 Ref} I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."

^{52 Ref} The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

^{53 Ref} Jesus therefore said to them, "Most assuredly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you don't have life in yourselves.

^{54 Ref} He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

^{55 Ref} For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

^{56 Ref} He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me, and I in him.

^{57 Ref} As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he who feeds on me, he will also live because of me.

^{58 Ref} This is the bread which came down out of heaven-- not as our fathers ate the manna, and died. He who eats this bread will live forever."

^{59 Ref} These things he said in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

^{60 Ref} Therefore many of his disciples, when they heard this, said, "This is a hard saying! Who can listen to it?"

^{61 Ref} But Jesus knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at this, said to them, "Does this cause you to stumble?

^{62 Ref} Then what if you would see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?

^{63 Ref} It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

^{64 Ref} But there are some of you who don't believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who didn't believe, and who it was who would betray him.

^{65 Ref} He said, "For this cause have I said to you that no one can come to me, unless it is given to him by my Father."

^{66 Ref} At this, many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

^{67 Ref} Jesus said therefore to the twelve, "You don't also want to go away, do you?"

^{68 Ref} Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

^{69 Ref} We have come to believe and know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

^{70 Ref} Jesus answered them, "Didn't I choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?"

^{71 Ref} Now he spoke of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, for it was he who would betray him, being one of the twelve.