John 6:28-35

New International Reader's Version

²⁸ Then they asked him, “What does God want from us? What works does he want us to do?”

²⁹ Jesus answered, “God’s work is to believe in the one he has sent.”

³⁰ So they asked him, “What sign will you give us? What will you do so we can see it and believe you? 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)

³² Jesus said to them, “What I’m about to tell you is true. It is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven. It is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. ³³ The bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven. He gives life to the world.”

³⁴ “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.”

³⁵ Then Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry. And whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.