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John 6:40 — King James Version← Study notes

And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.


John 6:40Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 6:4028 words
GreekMeaning
τοῦτοtouto
ThisdemonstrativeG3778
γάρgar
forwordG1063
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
τὸto
thearticleG3588
θέλημαthelēma
willnounG2307
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
πατρόςpatros
father, parentnounG3962
μουmou
I myselfpronounG1473
ἵναhina
thatadverbG2443
πᾶςpas
everyoneadjectiveG3956
ho
whoarticleG3588
θεωρῶνtheōrōn
is beholdingverbG2334
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
υἱὸνhyion
SonnounG5207
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πιστεύωνpisteuōn
believingverbG4100
εἰςeis
inprepositionG1519
αὐτὸνauton
HimpronounG846
ἔχῃechē
he may haveverbG2192
ζωὴνzōēn
lifenounG2222
αἰώνιονaiōnion
eternaladjectiveG166
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀναστήσωanastēsō
will raise upverbG450
αὐτὸνauton
himpronounG846
ἐγὼegō
IpronounG1473
τῇ
thearticleG3588
ἐσχάτῃeschatē
lastadjectiveG2078
ἡμέρᾳhēmera
daynounG2250
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 6:40

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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