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JOHN 6:35 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
John 6:34John 6:36
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.
Then Jesus declared, 'I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. — the first I am statement with predicate ('ego eimi ho artos tes zoes') is John's supreme identity claim. Coming and believing are correlates: both express the movement toward Jesus that constitutes salvation.

Church Fathers on John 6:35

And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life. He does not say this of His body, for He speaks of that at the end; The bread that I will give you is My flesh. Here He is speaking of His Divinity. The flesh is bread, by virtue of the Word; this bread is heavenly bread, on account of the Spirit which dwells in it.

Chrysostom · 4th century · Our Lord now proceeds to set forth mysteries; and first speaks of His Divinity

He does not say, I am the bread of nourishment, but of life, for, whereas all things brought death, Christ has quickened us by Himself. But the life here, is not our common life, but that which is not cut short by death: He that comes to Me shall never hunger; and, He that believes in Me shall never thirst.

Theophylact · 11th century

He that comes to Me, i.e. that believes in Me, shall never hunger, has the same meaning as shall never thirst; both signifying that eternal society, where there is no want.

Augustine · 4th century
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