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John 6:35 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


John 6:35Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 6:3526 words
GreekMeaning
ΕἶπενEipen
sayverbG3004
αὐτοῖςautois
to thempronounG846
ho
thearticleG3588
ἸησοῦςIēsous
JesusnounG2424
ἘγώEgō
I myselfpronounG1473
εἰμιeimi
amverbG1510
ho
thearticleG3588
ἄρτοςartos
breadnounG740
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ζωῆςzōēs
of lifenounG2222
ho
the onearticleG3588
ἐρχόμενοςerchomenos
comingverbG2064
πρὸςpros
toprepositionG4314
ἐμὲeme
Me myselfpronounG1473
οὐou
certainlyadverbG3756
μὴ
notadverbG3361
πεινάσῃpeinasē
may hungerverbG3983
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ho
the onearticleG3588
πιστεύωνpisteuōn
believingverbG4100
εἰςeis
inprepositionG1519
ἐμὲeme
Me myselfpronounG1473
οὐou
certainlyadverbG3756
μὴ
notadverbG3361
διψήσειdipsēsei
(be, be a-)thirst(-y)verbG1372
πώποτεpōpote
at any timeadverbG4455
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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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The Bread of Life
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.' Jesus makes a metaphor literal by claiming to be the thing it...
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