John 6:31

New International Version

³¹Our ancestors ate the manna^(A) in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’^[a]”^(B)

约翰福音 6:31

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

³¹我们的祖先在旷野有吗哪吃，正如圣经上说，‘祂赐下天粮给他们吃。’”

³¹Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

³¹Our ancestors^[a] ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”^[b]

John 6:31 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”
John 6:31 sn A quotation from Ps 78:24 (referring to the events of Exod 16:4-36).

New International Version (NIV)