John 6:34

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

"Sir," they said, "give us this bread at all times."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then they said, “Sir, give us this bread always.”

King James Version (1611)
Then said they vnto him, Lord, euermore giue vs this bread.

King James Version
Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

English Standard Version
They said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always."

New American Standard Bible
Then they said to Him, "Lord, always give us this bread."

New Century Version
The people said, "Sir, give us this bread always."

Amplified Bible
Then they said to Him, "Lord, always give us this bread."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then they said to Him, "Lord, always give us this bread."

Legacy Standard Bible
Then they said to Him, "Lord, always give us this bread."

Contemporary English Version
The people said, "Lord, give us this bread and don't ever stop!"

Complete Jewish Bible
They said to him, "Sir, give us this bread from now on."

Darby Translation
They said therefore to him, Lord, ever give to us this bread.

Easy-to-Read Version
The people said, "Sir, from now on give us bread like that."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then they said vnto him, Lorde, euermore giue vs this bread.

George Lamsa Translation
They said to him, Our Lord, give us this bread always.

Good News Translation
"Sir," they asked him, "give us this bread always."

Lexham English Bible
So they said to him, "Sir, always give us this bread!"

Literal Translation
Then they said to Him, Lord, always give us this bread.

American Standard Version
They said therefore unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

Bible in Basic English
Ah, Lord, they said, give us that bread for ever!

Hebrew Names Version
They said therefore to him, "Lord, always give us this bread."

International Standard Version
Then they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread all the time."John 4:15;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
They say to him, Our Lord, [fn] at all time give us this bread.

Murdock Translation
They say to him: Our Lord, give us at all times this bread.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sayde they vnto hym: Lorde, euermore geue vs this bread.

English Revised Version
They said therefore unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

World English Bible
They said therefore to him, "Lord, always give us this bread."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then said they to him, Lord, ever give us this bread. And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life.

Weymouth's New Testament
"Sir," they said, "always give us that bread."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor thei seiden to hym, Lord, euere yyue vs this breed.

Update Bible Version
They said therefore to him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said they to him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

New English Translation
So they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread all the time!"

New King James Version
Then they said to Him, "Lord, give us this bread always."

New Living Translation
"Sir," they said, "give us that bread every day."

New Life Bible
They said to Him, "Sir, give us this Bread all the time."

New Revised Standard
They said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
They said, therefore, unto him - Sir! Evermore, give us this bread.

Douay-Rheims Bible
They said therefore unto him: Lord, give us always this bread.

Revised Standard Version
They said to him, "Lord, give us this bread always."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then sayde they vnto him: Lorde ever moore geve vs this breed.

Young's Literal Translation
They said, therefore, unto him, `Sir, always give us this bread.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The sayde they vnto him: Syr, geue vs allwaye soch bred.

Mace New Testament (1729)
then said they, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

THE MESSAGE
They jumped at that: "Master, give us this bread, now and forever!"

Simplified Cowboy Version
"Well," they replied, "give us this bread every day like our ancestors had, and we'll eat it."

Contextual Overview

²⁸Then they inquired, "What must we do to perform the works of God?" ²⁹Jesus replied, "The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent." ³⁰So they asked Him, "What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do? ³¹Our forefathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" ³²Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. ³³For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." ³⁴"Sir," they said, "give us this bread at all times."³⁵Jesus answered, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst. ³⁶But as I told you, you have seen Me and still you do not believe. ³⁷Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

evermore: John 6:26, John 4:15, Psalms 4:6

Reciprocal: John 6:58 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said they unto him,.... At least some of them:

Lord, evermore give us this bread; that is so divine and heavenly, and has such a quickening virtue in it: these words are said by them either seriously, and to be understood of bread for their bodies, of which they imagined Christ was speaking; and so sprung from ignorance of his sense; and from sensuality in them who followed him for the loaves; and from a covetous disposition, being desirous of being supplied with such excellent food without charge; and from idleness, to save labour and pains in working for it; and from a vain desire of the continuance of this earthly life, being willing to live for ever, and therefore would have this bread evermore; and from a gross opinion of plenty and delicacy of corporeal food in the times of the Messiah; :-; or else these words are spoken ironically, by way of derision, as if there was no such bread; and if there was, that Christ could not give it. However, the words may be improved, when considered as a petition coming from, and suitable to, a sensible and enlightened soul: for such who are sensible of their famishing condition by nature, and of their need of Christ, the bread of life, and whose taste is changed, and have tasted how good this bread is, will earnestly desire always to be supplied with it, and to live upon it; for nothing is more grateful to them, and more nourishing and satisfying to their souls; they are never weary of it; it is always new and delightful to them, and they always stand in need of it, and wait in the use of means and ordinances for it; and this has always an abiding, lasting, virtue in it, to feed their souls, and nourish them up to everlasting life. Josephus i says of the "manna", which was a type of this bread, that there was such a divine quality in it, that whoever tasted of it needed nothing else: and the Jews also say k, that

"in the manna were all kinds of tastes, and everyone of the Israelites tasted all that he desired; for so it is written in Deuteronomy 2:7, "these forty years the Lord thy God hath been with thee, thou hast lacked nothing", or "not wanted anything"; what is anything? when he desired to eat anything, and said with his mouth, O that I had fat to eat, immediately there was in his mouth the taste of fat.--Young men tasted the taste of bread, old men the taste of honey, and children the taste of oil.''

Yea, they say l,

"whoever desired flesh, he tasted it, and whoever desired fish, he tasted it, and whoever desired fowl, chicken, pheasant, or pea hen, so he tasted whatever he desired.''

And to this agrees what is said in the apocryphal book of Wisdom, 16:20,21:

"Thou feddest thine own people with angels' food, and didst send them from heaven bread, prepared without their labour, able to content every man's delight, and agreeing to every taste; for thy sustenance (or manna) declared thy sweetness unto thy children, and serving to the appetite of the eater, tempered itself to every man's liking.''

All which must be understood of that pleasure, satisfaction, and contentment which they had in it; for it was a very uncommon case to eat it, and live upon it as their common food for forty years together: and no doubt but that there was something remarkable in suiting it to their appetites, or giving them appetites suitable to that, to feed upon it, and relish it for so long a time: twice indeed in that length of time we read they complained of it, saying, that they had nothing but this manna before their eyes, and their souls loathed it as light bread, Numbers 11:6, and lusted after the flesh, and the fish they had eaten in Egypt. And so it is with some professors of Christ, and his Gospel; for there is a mixed multitude among them, as there was among the Israelites, who disrelish the preaching of Christ, and the truths of the Gospel respecting his person, blood, and righteousness, and salvation by him; they cannot bear to have these things frequently inculcated and insisted upon; their souls are ready to loath them as light bread, and want to have something else set before them, more suitable to their carnal appetites: but to such who are true believers in Christ, who have tasted that the Lord is gracious, Christ, the true manna, and bread of God, is all things to them; nor do they desire any other: they taste everything that is delightful, and find everything that is nourishing in him.

i Antiqu. l. 3. c. 1. sect. 6. k Shemot Rabba, sect. 25. fol. 108. 4. l Bemidbar Rabba, sect. 7. fol. 188. 1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 34. Lord, evermore give us this bread. — Either meaning, "Let the miracle of the manna be renewed, and continue among us for ever:" or, "Let that bread of which thou hast spoken, become our constant nourishment." The Jews expected that, when the Messiah should come, he would give them all manner of delicacies, and, among the rest, manna, wine, and spicy oil. From the following extract, we may see where Mohammed got his Paradise. "Many affirm, says Rab. Mayemon, that the hope of Israel is this: That the Messiah shall come and raise the dead; and they shall be gathered together in the garden of Eden, and shall eat and drink and satiate themselves all the days of the world. There the houses shall be all builded with precious stones; the beds shall be made of silk; and the rivers shall flow with wine and spicy oil. He made manna to descend for them, in which was all manner of tastes; and every Israelite found in it what his palate was chiefly pleased with. If he desired fat in it, he had it. In it, the young man tasted bread, the old man honey, and the children oil. So shall it be in the world to come, (i.e. the days of the Messiah.) He shall give Israel peace, and they shall sit down in the garden of Eden, and all nations shall behold their condition; as it is said, My servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry, &c., Isaiah 65:13." See Lightfoot.