Ἰωάννην 6:51

Greek Modern Translation

Εγω ειμαι ο αρτος ο ζων, ο καταβας εκ του ουρανου. Εαν τις φαγη εκ τουτου του αρτου, θελει ζησει εις τον αιωνα. Και ο αρτος δε τον οποιον εγω θελω δωσει, ειναι η σαρξ μου την οποιαν εγω θελω δωσει υπερ της ζωης του κοσμου.

Parallel Translations

Byzantine/Majority Text
εγω ειμι ο αρτος ο ζων ο εκ του ουρανου καταβας εαν τις φαγη εκ τουτου του αρτου ζησεται εις τον αιωνα και ο αρτος δε ον εγω δωσω η σαρξ μου εστιν ην εγω δωσω υπες της του κοσμου ζωης

SBL Greek New Testament (2010)
ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος ὁ ζῶν ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς· ἐάν τις φάγῃ ἐκ τούτου τοῦ ἄρτου ⸀ζήσει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ ὁ ἄρτος δὲ ὃν ἐγὼ δώσω ἡ σάρξ μού ⸀ἐστιν ὑπὲρ τῆς τοῦ κόσμου ζωῆς.

Tischendorf 8th Edition
ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος ὁ ζῶν ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς· ἐάν τις φάγῃ ἐκ τοῦ ἐμοῦ ἄρτου, ζήσει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· καὶ ὁ ἄρτος δὲ ὃν ἐγὼ δώσω ὑπὲρ τῆς τοῦ κόσμου ζωῆς, ἡ σάρξ μου ἐστίν.

Textus Receptus (1550/1894)
εγω ειμι ο αρτος ο ζων ο εκ του ουρανου καταβας εαν τις φαγη εκ τουτου του αρτου ζησεται εις τον αιωνα και ο αρτος δε ον εγω δωσω η σαρξ μου εστιν ην εγω δωσω υπες της του κοσμου ζωης

Westcott/Hort UBS4 (1881)
εγω ειμι ο αρτος ο ζων ο εκ του ουρανου καταβας εαν τις φαγη εκ τουτου του αρτου ζησει εις τον αιωνα και ο αρτος δε ον εγω δωσω η σαρξ μου εστιν υπερ της του κοσμου ζωης

Bible Verse Review
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living: John 3:13, John 4:10, John 4:11, John 7:38, 1 Peter 2:4

and the bread: This was one of the things which the Jews expected from the Messiah, as we learn from Midrash Koheleth. "Rabbi Berechiah, in the name of Rabbi Issac said, As was the first Redeemer, so also shall be the latter. The first Redeemer made manna descend from heaven, as it is said in Exodus 16:4, And I will rain bread from heaven for you.' So also the latter Redeemer shall make manna descend, as it is said, Psalms 72:16, There shall be a handful of corn in the earth.' etc."

my flesh: John 6:52-57, Matthew 20:28, Luke 22:19, Ephesians 5:2, Ephesians 5:25, Titus 2:14, Hebrews 10:5-12, Hebrews 10:20

the life: John 6:33, John 1:29, John 3:16, 2 Corinthians 5:19, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 John 2:2, 1 John 4:14

Reciprocal: Leviticus 8:31 - eat it Leviticus 14:10 - a meat offering Leviticus 24:7 - the bread Psalms 22:26 - your Psalms 133:3 - even life Ezekiel 45:17 - he shall prepare Hosea 9:4 - their bread John 3:31 - he that cometh John 6:27 - which endureth John 6:41 - I am John 6:48 - General John 6:50 - the bread John 10:10 - I am John 14:6 - the life Romans 7:4 - the body Romans 10:6 - to bring 1 Corinthians 11:27 - whosoever Ephesians 4:9 - he also 1 Timothy 2:6 - gave Hebrews 4:12 - is quick Hebrews 8:3 - have 1 John 4:9 - we

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I am the living bread which came down from heaven,.... This is the same with what is said in John 6:33, which is true of Christ, as he has life in him; and is the author and giver of life to others; and is of an heavenly original, and came from heaven to give life to men: and such is the virtue of this living and heavenly bread, that

if any man eat of this bread he shall live for ever; not a natural, but a spiritual life; a life of sanctification, which is begun here, and will be perfected hereafter; and a life of glory, which will never end:

and the bread that I will give is my flesh; or "body", as all the Oriental versions render it. Here our Lord explains more clearly and fully what he means, under the notion of bread; and which shows, that by bread he did not design merely his doctrine, but his flesh, his human nature; though not as abstracted from his deity, but as in union with it:

which I will give for the life of the world; and which he did by the offering up of his body, and making his soul, or giving himself an offering, a propitiatory sacrifice for sin; which was done in the most free and voluntary manner, in the room and stead of his people, to procure eternal life for them, even for the whole world of his elect; whether among Jews or Gentiles; particularly the latter are here meant, in opposition to a notion of the Jews, that the world, or the Gentiles, would receive no benefit by the Messiah when he came; John 6:33- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The bread that I will give is by flesh - That is, his body would be offered as a sacrifice for sin, agreeably to his declaration when he instituted the Supper: “This is my body which is broken for you,” 1 Corinthians 11:24.

Life of the world - That sinners might, by his atoning sacrifice, be recovered from spiritual death, and be brought to eternal life. The use of the word world hero shows that the sacrifice of Christ was full free ample, and designed for all men, as it is said in 1 John 2:2, “He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.” In this verse Jesus introduces the subject of his death and atonement. It may be remarked that in the language which he used the transition from bread to his flesh would appear more easy than it does in our language. The same word which in Hebrew means “bread,” in the Syriac and Arabic means also “flesh.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 51. Is my flesh, which I will give, c.] Our Lord explains his meaning more fully, in these words, than he had done before. Having spoken so much of the bread which feeds and nourishes the soul, and preserves from death, the attention of his hearers was fixed upon his words, which to them appeared inexplicable and they desired to know what their meaning was. He then told them that the bread meant his flesh, (his life,) which he was about to give up; to save the life of the world. Here our Lord plainly declares that his death was to be a vicarious sacrifice and atonement for the sin of the world; and that, as no human life could be preserved unless there was bread (proper nourishment) received, so no soul could be saved but by the merit of his death. Reader, remember this: it is one of the weightiest, and one of the truest and most important sayings in the book of God.