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Asκαθὼςthe livingὁ ζῶνFatherπατὴρsentἀπέστειλένme,μεand Iκἀγὼliveζῶbecause ofδιὰthe Father,τὸν πατέραsoκαὶwhoeverὁfeeds onτρώγωνme,μεhe tooκἀκεῖνοςwill liveζήσειbecause ofδι’me.ἐμέ
John 6:57
Study it in the app“As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he too will live because of me.”
With the Greek beneath
John 6:57, word by word
- the livingζῶνzōn
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zōn” appears- Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- sentἀπέστειλένapesteilen
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apesteilen” appears- and Iκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears- feeds onτρώγωνtrōgōn
eat, chew
Eat, chew.
Where else “trōgōn” appears- he tooκἀκεῖνοςkakeinos
and that one
And that one, he too; and that.
Where else “kakeinos” appears
The context
56Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.
57 · This verse (above)
58This is the bread that came down from heaven, not as the fathers ate and died; whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”
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?