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John 6:35

Jesus answered, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bread;   Faith;   Holiness;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Life;   Salvation;   Symbols and Similitudes;   Types;   Thompson Chain Reference - Believers;   Bread of Life;   Desire-Satisfaction;   Food, Physical-Spiritual;   Food, Spiritual;   God's;   I Am's of Christ;   Indispensable, Christ;   Only Saviour;   Promises, Divine;   Saviour, Christ Our;   Sin-Saviour;   Thirst, Spiritual;   The Topic Concordance - Belief;   Coming;   Giving and Gifts;   Hunger;   Jesus Christ;   Last Days;   Life;   Resurrection;   Sending and Those Sent;   Thirst;   Will of God;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Bread;   Manna;   Titles and Names of Christ;   Types of Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Eating;   Manna;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Bread;   Food;   Jesus christ;   Life;   Manna;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Bread, Bread of Presence;   Covenant;   Fulfillment;   God;   Hospitality;   Jesus Christ;   Life;   Miracle;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Holy Ghost;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Manna;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   Jesus Christ;   Joseph;   Manna;   Shewbread;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Bread;   Disciples;   Hope;   Hunger;   John, the Gospel of;   Life;   Manna;   Old Testament Quotations in the New Testament;   Sign;   Temptation of Jesus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Faith;   Gospels;   Jesus Christ;   John, Theology of;   Moses;   Peter;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Bread;   Children of God;   Christ in Art;   Coming to Christ;   Communion (2);   Consciousness;   Discourse;   Divinity of Christ;   Eternal Life (2);   Eternal Punishment;   Faith ;   Goodness;   Grace;   Humanity of Christ;   Hunger;   Ideas (Leading);   Immortality (2);   Individuality;   Influence;   John, Gospel of (Ii. Contents);   Life ;   Lord's Supper (Ii);   Meals;   Metaphors;   Mission;   Moses ;   Popularity ;   Pre-Existence;   Quotations (2);   Resurrection of the Dead;   Sacrifice (2);   Sanctify, Sanctification;   Son of God;   Thirst;   Vine, Allegory of the;   Worldliness (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bread;   1910 New Catholic Dictionary - names of our lord;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Bread;   Manna;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Jesus christ;   Names titles and offices of christ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Lord's Supper;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Hunger;   Thirst;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bread;   Ethics of Jesus;   Hunger;   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Judas Iscariot;   Life;   Lord's Supper (Eucharist);   Manna;   Number;   Thirst;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for November 29;   Every Day Light - Devotion for December 4;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“I am
King James Version (1611)
And Iesus said vnto them, I am the bread of life: hee that commeth to me, shall neuer hunger: and he that beleeueth on me, shall neuer thirst.
King James Version
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
English Standard Version
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
New American Standard Bible
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; the one who comes to Me will not be hungry, and the one who believes in Me will never be thirsty.
New Century Version
Then Jesus said, "I am the bread that gives life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
Amplified Bible
Jesus replied to them, "I am the Bread of Life. The one who comes to Me will never be hungry, and the one who believes in Me [as Savior] will never be thirsty [for that one will be sustained spiritually].
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.
Legacy Standard Bible
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.
Contemporary English Version
Jesus replied: I am the bread that gives life! No one who comes to me will ever be hungry. No one who has faith in me will ever be thirsty.
Complete Jewish Bible
Yeshua answered, "I am the bread which is life! Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever trusts in me will never be thirsty.
Darby Translation
[And] Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes on me shall never thirst at any time.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jesus said, "I am the bread that gives life. No one who comes to me will ever be hungry. No one who believes in me will ever be thirsty.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Iesus saide vnto them, I am that bread of life: he that commeth to me, shall not hunger, and he that beleeueth in me, shall neuer thirst.
George Lamsa Translation
Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall never hunger; and he who believes in me shall never thirst.
Good News Translation
"I am the bread of life," Jesus told them. "Those who come to me will never be hungry; those who believe in me will never be thirsty.
Lexham English Bible
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never be hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty again.
Literal Translation
Jesus said to them, I am the Bread of life; the one coming to Me will not at all hunger, and the one believing into Me will not thirst, never!
American Standard Version
Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
Bible in Basic English
And this was the answer of Jesus: I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be in need of food, and he who has faith in me will never be in need of drink.
Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua said to them. "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.
International Standard Version
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never become hungry, and the one who believes in me will never become thirsty.John 4:14; 7:37;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
Jeshu saith to them, I am the bread of life: he who cometh to me shall not hunger, and he who believeth in me shall not thirst, for ever.
Murdock Translation
Jesus said to them: I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me, shall not hunger; and he that believeth on me, shall not thirst, for ever.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iesus sayde vnto them, I am the bread of lyfe: He that cometh to me, shall not hunger: and he that beleueth on me, shall neuer thirst.
English Revised Version
Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
World English Bible
Jesus said to them. "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
He that cometh to me shall never hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
Weymouth's New Testament
"I am the bread of Life," replied Jesus; "he who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never, never thirst.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Jhesus seide to hem, Y am breed of lijf; he that cometh to me, schal not hungur; he that bileueth in me, schal neuere thirste.
Update Bible Version
Jesus said to them. I am the bread of life: he that comes to me shall not hunger, and he that believes on me shall never thirst.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me, shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me, shall never thirst.
New English Translation
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.
New King James Version
And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.
New Living Translation
Jesus replied, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
New Life Bible
Jesus said to them, "I am the Bread of Life. He who comes to Me will never be hungry. He who puts his trust in Me will never be thirsty.
New Revised Standard
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Jesus said unto them - I, am the bread of life: he that cometh unto me, in nowise shall hunger, and, he that believeth on me, in nowise shall thirst, any more.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus said to them: I am the bread of life. He that cometh to me shall not hunger: and he that believeth in me shall never thirst.
Revised Standard Version
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And Iesus sayde vnto them: I am that breed of life. He that cometh to me shall not honger: and he that beleveth on me shall never thurst.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus said to them, `I am the bread of the life; he who is coming unto me may not hunger, and he who is believing in me may not thirst -- at any time;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Iesus sayde vnto the: I am yt bred of life. He that cometh vnto me, shal not huger: & he that beleueth on me, shal neuer thyrst.
Mace New Testament (1729)
Jesus answer'd, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me, shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me, shall never thirst.
THE MESSAGE
Jesus said, "I am the Bread of Life. The person who aligns with me hungers no more and thirsts no more, ever. I have told you this explicitly because even though you have seen me in action, you don't really believe me. Every person the Father gives me eventually comes running to me. And once that person is with me, I hold on and don't let go. I came down from heaven not to follow my own whim but to accomplish the will of the One who sent me.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus said, "I am the bread of life. Whoever rides for me will never be hungry again. Whoever gives his life to me will never be thirsty.

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

I am: John 6:41, John 6:48-58, 1 Corinthians 10:16-18, 1 Corinthians 11:23-29

he that cometh: John 6:37, John 6:44, John 6:45, John 6:65, John 5:40, John 7:37, Isaiah 55:1-3, Matthew 11:28, Revelation 22:17

never hunger: John 4:13, John 4:14, John 7:38, Isaiah 49:10, Luke 6:25, Revelation 7:16

Reciprocal: Leviticus 2:1 - meat offering Leviticus 8:31 - eat it Leviticus 24:7 - the bread Matthew 13:44 - like Mark 16:16 - that believeth and Luke 1:53 - filled Luke 6:21 - for ye shall be Luke 6:47 - cometh John 4:10 - living John 6:32 - the true John 6:40 - and believeth John 11:25 - the life Romans 4:11 - father Ephesians 2:8 - through

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life,.... Christ is so called, because he gives life to dead sinners: men in a state of nature are dead in trespasses and sins; and whatever they feed upon tends to death; Christ, the true bread, only gives life, which is conveyed by the word, and made effectual by the Spirit: and because he supports and maintains the life he gives; it is not in the power of a believer to support the spiritual life he has; nor can he live on anything short of Christ; and there is enough in Christ for him to live upon: and because he quickens, and makes the saints lively in the exercise of grace, and discharge of duty, and renews their spiritual strength, and secures for them eternal life.

He that cometh to me shall never hunger; not corporeally to hear him preach, or preached, or merely to his ordinances, to baptism, or the Lord's table; but so as to believe in him, feed, and live upon him, as the next clause explains it:

and he that believeth on me shall never thirst; and which is owing, not to the power and will of man, but to divine teachings, and the powerful drawings of the efficacious grace of God; see John 6:44. Now of such it is said, that they shall never hunger and thirst; which is true of them in this life, though not to be understood as there were no sinful desires in them; much less, that there are no spiritual hungerings and thirstings after they are come to Christ; but that they shall not desire any other food but Christ; they shall be satisfied with him; nor shall they hereafter be in a starving and famishing condition, or want any good thing: and in the other world there will be no desires after that which is sinful, nor indeed after outward ordinances, in order to enjoy communion with God in them, as now, for they will then be needless; nor shall they have any uneasy desires after Christ, and his grace, and the enjoyment of him, since he will be all in all to them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I am the bread of life - I am the support of spiritual life; or my doctrines will give life and peace to the soul.

Shall never hunger - See the notes at John 4:14.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 35. I am the bread of life — That is, the bread which gives life, and preserves from death.

He that cometh to me — The person who receives my doctrine, and believes in me as the great atoning sacrifice, shall be perfectly satisfied, and never more feel misery of mind. All the guilt of his sins shall be blotted out, and his soul shall be purified unto God; and, being enabled to love him with all his heart, he shall rest, fully, supremely, and finally happy, in his God.


 
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