SoοὖνJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaidεἶπενto them,αὐτοῖς“Truly,Ἀμὴνtruly,ἀμὴνI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνit is notοὐMosesΜωϋσῆςwho has givenδέδωκενyouὑμῖνthe breadτὸν ἄρτονfromἐκheaven,τοῦ οὐρανοῦbutἀλλ’my Fatherὁ πατήρ μουgivesδίδωσινyouὑμῖνthe trueτὸν ἀληθινόνbreadτὸν ἄρτονfromἐκheaven.τοῦ οὐρανοῦ
John 6:32
Study it in the app“So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.”
With the Greek beneath
John 6:32, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “TrulyἈμὴνAmēn
truly
"I assure you": Jesus says it to affirm something.
Where else “Amēn” appears- MosesΜωϋσῆςMōysēs
Moses
Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.
Where else “Mōysēs” appears- who has givenδέδωκενdedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dedōken” appears- the breadἄρτονarton
bread
A piece of baked bread made from flour: the basic food.
Where else “arton” appears- heavenοὐρανοῦouranou
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranou” appears- my Fatherπατήρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- the trueἀληθινόνalēthinon
true
True, genuine, real.
Where else “alēthinon” appears
The context
31Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
32 · This verse (above)
33For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
To study John 6 in a group
1. What it says
What did the boy Andrew mentioned have, and what does Jesus do with it before it is given to the crowd? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I am the bread of life.” What does he promise to the one who comes to him and believes in him? (vv. 35-40)
3. How I live it
When many walked away, Peter answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life” (vv. 66-68). What keeps you close to Jesus?