John 6:40

“For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks at the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.””

John 6:40 · direct translation from the Greek
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John 6:40, word by word

isἐστινestin

be

To be: says who or what something is.

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the willθέλημαthelēma

will

Will: what someone wants and decides.

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of my Fatherπατρόςpatros

Father

God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.

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looksθεωρῶνtheōrōn

watch

To observe something closely.

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at the Sonυἱὸνhuion

Son

Jesus, the Son of God.

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believesπιστεύωνpisteuōn

trust

To trust in God or in Jesus.

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may haveἔχῃechēi

have

To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.

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eternalαἰώνιονaiōnion

eternal

Without end, like the life God gives.

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lifeζωὴνzōēn

eternal life

What God gives to live with him without end.

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will raiseἀναστήσωanastēsō

rise

To come back to life.

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on the lastἐσχάτῃeschatēi

last in time

Last in time: "the last day".

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dayἡμέρᾳhēmerai

judgment day

The day of the Lord, when God judges the world.

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The context

39And this is the will of the one who sent me: that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.

40 · This verse (above)

41So the Jews were grumbling about him because he had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”

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To study John 6 in a group

  1. 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. 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. 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?

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