Berean Standard Bible
John 6:22-71
22TheΤῇTēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887,theὁhoG3588crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793thatὁhoG3588had remainedἑστηκὼςhestēkōsG2476on the other sideπέρανperanG4008of theτῆςtēsG3588seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281realizedG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754onlyεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361oneἓνhenG1520οὐκoukG3756ἄλλοalloG243boatπλοιάριονploiarionG4142had beenἦνēnG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563,andκαὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754τοῖςtoisG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had not boardedοὐ συνεισῆλθεν εἰςou suneisēlthen eisG3756G4897G1519ὁhoG3588itπλοῖονploionG4143with HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,butἀλλὰallaG235theyοἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦhoi mathētai autouG846G3588G3101had gone awayἀπῆλθον·apēlthonG565aloneμόνοιmonoiG3441.
23HoweverG235, someboatsπλοιάριαploiariaG4142fromἐκekG1537TiberiasΤιβεριάδοςTiberiadosG5085landedἦλθενēlthenG2064nearἐγγὺςengusG1451theτοῦtouG3588placeτόπουtopouG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699the peoplehad eatenἔφαγονephagonG5315theτὸνtonG3588breadἄρτονartonG740aftertheτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου.kuriouG2962had given thanksεὐχαριστήσαντοςeucharistēsantosG2168.
24SoοὖνounG3767whenὅτεhoteG3753theὁhoG3588crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793sawG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754neitherοὐκoukG3756JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424norοὐδὲoudeG3761Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101wereἔστινestinG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563,theyαὐτοὶautoiG846gotἐνέβησανenebēsanG1684intoεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588boatsπλοιάριαploiariaG4142andκαὶkaiG2532wentἦλθονēlthonG2064toεἰςeisG1519CapernaumΚαφαρναοὺμKapharnaoumG2584to look forζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212τὸνtonG3588HimἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424.
26ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἈπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς καὶ εἶπεν·Apekrithē autois kai eipenG611G846G2532G2036, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771, it isnotοὐχouchG3756becauseὅτιhotiG3754you sawG3708thesesignsσημεῖα,sēmeiaG4592thatyou are looking forζητεῖτέzēteiteG2212MeG1473,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235becauseὅτιhotiG3754you ateἐφάγετε ἐκephagete ekG5315G1537theτῶνtōnG3588loavesἄρτωνartōnG740andκαὶkaiG2532had your fillἐχορτάσθητε.echortasthēteG5526.
27Do notμὴmēG3361workἐργάζεσθεergazestheG2038forτὴνtēnG3588foodβρῶσινbrōsinG1035thatτὴνtēnG3588perishesἀπολλυμένηνapollumenēnG622,butἀλλὰallaG235forτὴνtēnG3588foodβρῶσινbrōsinG1035thatτὴνtēnG3588enduresμένουσανmenousanG3306toεἰςeisG1519eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,whichἣνhēnG3739theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will giveδώσει·dōseiG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771.ForγὰρgarG1063on HimτοῦτονtoutonG3778ὁhoG3588Godθεός.theosG2316theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962has placed His seal of approvalἐσφράγισενesphragisenG4972.”
29ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἈπεκρίθη καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·Apekrithē kai eipen autoisG611G2532G2036G846, “TheτὸtoG3588workἔργονergonG2041τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316isἐστινestinG1510thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778:toἵναinaG2443believeπιστεύητεpisteuēteG4100inεἰςeisG1519theὃνhonG3739OneHeἐκεῖνος.¶ekeinosG1565has sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649.”
31OurG1473οἱhoiG3588fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962ateἔφαγονephagonG5315theτὸtoG3588mannaμάνναmannaG3131inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048,asκαθώςkathōsG2531it isἐστινestinG1510writtenγεγραμμένον·gegrammenonG1125: ‘He gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846breadἄρτονartonG740fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772to eatφαγεῖν.¶phageinG5315.’”
32οὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΕἶπενEipenG2036to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771, it wasnotοὐouG3756MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475whogaveδέδωκενdedōkenG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771theτὸνtonG3588breadἄρτονartonG740fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235it isMyG1473ὁhoG3588FatherπατήρpatērG3962whogivesδίδωσινdidōsinG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771theτὸνtonG3588τοῦtouG3588trueἀληθινόν.alēthinonG228breadἄρτονartonG740fromἐκekG1537τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772.
35ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredΕἶπενEipenG2036αὐτοῖςautoisG846, “IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theὁhoG3588breadἄρτοςartosG740τῆςtēsG3588of lifeζωῆς·zōēsG2222.WhoeverὁhoG3588comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064toπρὸςprosG4314MeἐμὲemeG1473will never hungerοὐ μὴ πεινάσῃ,ou mē peinasēG3756G3361G3983,andκαὶkaiG2532whoeverὁhoG3588believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100inεἰςeisG1519MeἐμὲemeG1473will never thirstοὐ μὴ διψήσει πώποτε.ou mē dipsēsei pōpoteG3756G3361G4455G1372.
37Everyoneπᾶν ὃpan hoG3956G3739theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962givesδίδωσίνdidōsinG1325MeG1473will comeἥξει,hēxeiG2240toπρὸςprosG4314MeG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸνtonG3588one whocomesἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064toπρὸςprosG4314MeG1473I will never driveοὐ μὴ ἐκβάλωou mē ekbalōG3756G3361G1544awayἔξω,exōG1854.
38ForὅτιhotiG3754I have come downκαταβέβηκαkatabebēkaG2597fromἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,notοὐχouchG3756toἵναinaG2443doποιῶpoiōG4160τὸtoG3588MyG1699ownτὸtoG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307,butἀλλὰallaG235to dotheτὸtoG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of Him whoτοῦtouG3588sentπέμψαντόςpempsantosG3992MeἐμὸνemonG1473.
39AndδέdeG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510theτὸtoG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of Him whoτοῦtouG3588sentπέμψαντόςpempsantosG3992MeG1473,thatἵναinaG2443I shall loseἀπολέσωapolesōG622noneμὴmēG3361ofἐξexG1537αὐτοῦ,autouG846πᾶνpanG3956thoseὃhoG3739He has givenδέδωκένdedōkenG1325MeG1473,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235raise them upἀναστήσω αὐτὸanastēsō autoG450G846atἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.
40ForγάρgarG1063itτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510τὸtoG3588MyG1473Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962τοῦtouG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307thatἵναinaG2443everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588looks toθεωρῶνtheōrōnG2334theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207andκαὶkaiG2532believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100inεἰςeisG1519HimαὐτὸνautonG846shall haveἔχῃechēG2192eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,andκαὶkaiG2532IG1473will raise him upἀναστήσω αὐτὸνanastēsō autonG450G846atἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.¶hēmeraG2250.”
41At thisοὖνounG3767,theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453began to grumbleἘγόγγυζονEgonguzonG1111aboutπερὶperiG4012JesusαὐτοῦautouG846becauseὅτιhotiG3754He had saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theὁhoG3588breadἄρτοςartosG740thatὁhoG3588came downκαταβὰςkatabasG2597fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦ·ouranouG3772.”
42καὶkaiG2532They were askingG2036, “IsἐστινestinG1510thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778notοὐχouchG3756JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,theὁhoG3588sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of JosephἸωσήφ,IōsēphG2501,whoseοὗhouG3739τὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588motherμητέρα;mēteraG3384weG1473knowG1492?HowπῶςpōsG4459thenνῦνnunG3568can He sayG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, ‘I have come downκαταβέβηκα;¶katabebēkaG2597fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772?’”
44“No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toπρόςprosG4314MeG1473unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962whoὁhoG3588sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992MeG1473drawsἑλκύσῃhelkusēG1670himαὐτόν,autonG846,and IG2504will raise him upἀναστήσω αὐτὸνanastēsō autonG450G846atἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.
45It isἔστινestinG1510writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588Prophetsπροφήταις·prophētaisG4396: ‘AndκαὶkaiG2532they will all beἔσονται πάντεςesontai pantesG1510G3956taughtδιδακτοὶdidaktoiG1318by Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.’EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588has heardἀκούσαςakousasG191theτοῦtouG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532learnedμαθὼνmathōnG3129fromπαρὰparaG3844HimcomesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314Meἐμέ·emeG1473—
46notοὐχouchG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754anyoneτιςtisG5100has seenἑώρακένhe'ōrakenG3708theτὸνtonG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361theὁhoG3588One whoisὢνōnG1510fromπαρὰparaG3844τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ,theouG2316; onlyHeοὗτοςhoutosG3778has seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708theτὸνtonG3588Fatherπατέρα.¶pateraG3962.
50ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588breadἄρτοςartosG740thatὁhoG3588comes downκαταβαίνων,katabainōnG2597fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,so thatἵναinaG2443anyoneτιςtisG5100may eatφάγῃphagēG5315ofἐξexG1537itαὐτοῦautouG846andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361dieἀποθάνῃ.¶apothanēG599.
51IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588livingζῶνzōnG2198breadἄρτοςartosG740thatὁhoG3588came downκαταβάς·katabasG2597fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772.IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100eatsφάγῃphagēG5315ofἐκekG1537thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588breadἄρτου,artouG740,he will liveζήσειzēseiG2198foreverεἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.eis ton aiōnaG1519G3588G165.AndκαὶkaiG2532thisὁhoG3588breadἄρτοςartosG740,whichὃνhonG3739IG1473δὲdeG1161will giveδώσωdōsōG1325forὑπὲρhuperG5228theἡhēG3588lifeζωῆς.¶zōēsG2222of theτῆςtēsG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,isἐστινestinG1510MyG1473τοῦtouG3588fleshσάρξsarxG4561.”
52At thisοὖνounG3767,theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453began to argueἘμάχοντοEmachontoG3164amongπρὸςprosG4314themselvesἀλλήλουςallēlousG240λέγοντες·legontesG3004, “HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778mangiveδοῦναιdounaiG1325usG1473HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561to eatφαγεῖν;¶phageinG5315?”
53SoοὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΕἶπενEipenG2036to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361you eatφάγητεphagēteG5315theτὴνtēnG3588fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561andκαὶkaiG2532drinkπίητεpiēteG4095αὐτοῦautouG846theτοῦtouG3588bloodαἷμα,haimaG129of theτοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207τὸtoG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,you haveἔχετεecheteG2192noοὐκoukG3756lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222inἐνenG1722youἑαυτοῖς.he'autoisG1438.
54WhoeverὁhoG3588eatsτρώγωνtrōgōnG5176MyG1473τὴνtēnG3588fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561andG2532drinksπίνωνpinōnG4095MyG1473τὸtoG3588bloodαἷμαhaimaG129hasἔχειecheiG2192eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,and IG2504will raise him upἀναστήσω αὐτὸνanastēsō autonG450G846at theτῇtēaG3588lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.
57Just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theὁhoG3588livingζῶνzōnG2198FatherπατὴρpatērG3962sentἀπέστειλένapesteilenG649MeG1473and IG2504liveζῶzōG2198because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτὸνtonG3588Fatherπατέρα,pateraG3962,soG2532alsoG2548theὁhoG3588one whofeeds onτρώγωνtrōgōnG5176MeG1473will liveζήσειzēseiG2198because ofδι᾽di᾽G1223MeG1473.
58ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588breadἄρτοςartosG740thatὁhoG3588came downκαταβάς,katabasG2597fromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772.Unlikeοὐ καθὼςou kathōsG3756G2531yourοἱhoiG3588fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962, whoateἔφαγονephagonG5315the mannaandκαὶkaiG2532diedἀπέθανον·apethanonG599,theὁhoG3588one whoeatsτρώγωνtrōgōnG5176thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588breadἄρτονartonG740will liveζήσειzēseiG2198foreverεἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.¶eis ton aiōnaG1519G3588G165.”
60On hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191itοὖνounG3767,manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183ofἐκekG1537HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101saidεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “Thisοὗτος·houtosG3778isἐστινestinG1510a difficultσκληρόςsklērosG4642ὁhoG3588teachingλόγοςlogosG3056.WhoτίςtisG5101canδύναταιdunataiG1410acceptἀκούειν;¶akoueinG191itαὐτοῦautouG846?”
61δὲdeG1161Awareἐν ἑαυτῷen he'autōG1492G1722G1438thatὅτιhotiG3754HisαὐτοῦautouG846ὁhoG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were grumblingγογγύζουσινgonguzousinG1111aboutπερὶperiG4012thisτούτουtoutouG3778teachingοἱhoiG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424askedεἶπενeipenG2036themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “Does thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778offendσκανδαλίζει;skandalizeiG4624youὑμᾶςhumasG4771?
63TheτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151τὸtoG3588ἐστινestinG1510gives lifeζῳοποιοῦν,zōopoiounG2227;theἡhēG3588fleshσὰρξsarxG4561profitsὠφελεῖōpheleiG5623nothingοὐκ οὐδέν·ouk oudenG3756G3762.TheτὰtaG3588wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487ἃhaG3739IἐγὼegōG1473have spokenλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980to youὑμῖνhuminG4771areἐστινestinG1510spiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151andκαὶkaiG2532they areἐστιν.estinG1510lifeζωήzōēG2222.
64Howeverἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,there areεἰσὶνeisinG1510someτινεςtinesG5100ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771whoοἳhoiG3739do not believeοὐ πιστεύουσιν.ou pisteuousinG3756G4100.” (ForγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had knownᾔδειēdeiG1492fromἐξexG1537thebeginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746whichτίνεςtinesG5101εἰσὶνeisinG1510of themοἱhoiG3588did not believeμὴ πιστεύοντεςmē pisteuontesG3361G4100andκαὶkaiG2532whoτίςtisG5101ἐστινestinG1510ὁhoG3588would betrayπαραδώσωνparadōsōnG3860Himαὐτόν.autonG846.)
65ThenκαὶkaiG2532JesussaidG2036, “ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is whyδιὰdiaG1223I toldεἴρηκαeirēkaG2046youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toπρόςprosG4314MeG1473unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361ἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962has granted itᾖ δεδομένονē dedomenonG1510G1325to himαὐτῷautōG846.”
66FromἐκekG1537thatτούτουtoutouG3778time onmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183ofἐκekG1537HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101turned backἀπῆλθον εἰς τὰ ὀπίσωapēlthon eis ta opisōG565G1519G3588G3694andκαὶkaiG2532no longerG3765walkedπεριεπάτουν.¶periepatounG4043withμετ᾽met᾽G3326HimαὐτοῦautouG846.
70ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, “Have IἐγὼegōG1473notοὐκoukG3756chosenἐξελεξάμην,exelexamēnG1586youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,theτοὺςtousG3588TwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427?YetκαὶkaiG2532oneεἷςheisG1520ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771isἐστιν;estinG1510a devilδιάβολόςdiabolosG1228!”
71δὲdeG1161He was speakingG2036τὸνtonG3588about JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455, the sonof SimonΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613IscariotἸσκαριώτου·IskariōtouG2469.ForγὰρgarG1063although Judas wasοὗτοςhoutosG3778oneεἷςheisG1520ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588Twelveδώδεκα.¶dōdekaG1427,he was laterἔμελλενemellenG3195to betrayπαραδιδόναιparadidonaiG3860JesusαὐτὸνautonG846.
Commentaries on John 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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