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Thisοὗτόςisἐστινthe breadὁ ἄρτοςthatὁcomes downκαταβαίνωνfromἐκheaven,τοῦ οὐρανοῦso thatἵναanyoneτιςmay eatφάγῃofἐξitαὐτοῦandκαὶnotμὴdie.ἀποθάνῃ
John 6:50
Study it in the app“This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.”
With the Greek beneath
John 6:50, word by word
- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the breadἄρτοςartos
bread
A piece of baked bread made from flour: the basic food.
Where else “artos” appears- comes downκαταβαίνωνkatabainōn
go down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
Where else “katabainōn” appears- heavenοὐρανοῦouranou
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranou” appears- may eatφάγῃphagēi
eat
Eat.
Where else “phagēi” appears- dieἀποθάνῃapothanēi
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apothanēi” appears
The context
49Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
50 · This verse (above)
51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh, for the life of 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?