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Soοὖνthe Jewsοἱ Ἰουδαῖοιwere grumblingἘγόγγυζονaboutπερὶhimαὐτοῦbecauseὅτιhe had said,εἶπεν“IἘγώamεἰμιthe breadὁ ἄρτοςthatὁcame downκαταβὰςfromἐκheaven.”τοῦ οὐρανοῦ
John 6:41
Study it in the app“So the Jews were grumbling about him because he had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.””
With the Greek beneath
John 6:41, word by word
- the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaioi” appears- were grumblingἘγόγγυζονEgongyzon
grumble
Grumble, complain under one's breath.
Where else “Egongyzon” appears- he had 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- came downκαταβὰςkatabas
go down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
Where else “katabas” appears- heavenοὐρανοῦouranou
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranou” appears
The context
40For 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.”
41 · This verse (above)
42And they were saying, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”
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?