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Truly,ἀμὴνtruly,ἀμὴνI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνwhoeverὁbelievesπιστεύωνhasἔχειeternalαἰώνιονlife.ζωὴν
John 6:47
Study it in the app“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life.”
With the Greek beneath
John 6:47, word by word
- Trulyἀμὴνamēn
truly
"I assure you": Jesus says it to affirm something.
Where else “amēn” appears- I tellλέγωlegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appears- believesπιστεύωνpisteuōn
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuōn” appears- hasἔχειechei
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echei” appears- eternalαἰώνιονaiōnion
eternal
Without end, like the life God gives.
Where else “aiōnion” appears- lifeζωὴνzōēn
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēn” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts add “in me”; it is not in the oldest ones nor in the Greek text we follow.
The context
46Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father.
47 · This verse (above)
48I am the bread of life.
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?