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Jesusὁ ἸησοῦςsaidΕἶπενto them,αὐτοῖς“IἘγώamεἰμιthe breadὁ ἄρτοςof life.τῆς ζωῆςWhoeverὁcomesἐρχόμενοςtoπρὸςmeἐμὲwill neverοὐ μὴbe hungry,πεινάσῃandκαὶwhoeverὁbelievesπιστεύωνinεἰςmeἐμὲwill neverοὐ μὴbe thirstyδιψήσειagain.πώποτε
John 6:35
Study it in the app“Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty again.”
He presents himself as the bread of life for anyone hungry or thirstyWho Jesus Is
With the Greek beneath
John 6:35, 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- amεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- the breadἄρτοςartos
bread
A piece of baked bread made from flour: the basic food.
Where else “artos” appears- of lifeζωῆςzōēs
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēs” appears- comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenos
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchomenos” appears- be hungryπεινάσῃpeinasēi
hunger for
To long for something, like righteousness.
Where else “peinasēi” appears- believesπιστεύωνpisteuōn
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuōn” appears- be thirstyδιψήσειdipsēsei
thirst
Be thirsty; long for something.
Where else “dipsēsei” appears- againπώποτεpōpote
ever, never yet
Ever yet; with a negative, never.
Where else “pōpote” appears
The context
34So they said to him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”
35 · This verse (above)
36But I said to you that you have seen me and yet you do not believe.
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?