John 6:33

John 6:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
• New International Version (NIV)For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

Context of John 6:33

31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.” 32Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, Moses didn’t give you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34Then they said, “Sir, give us this bread always.” 35“I am the bread of life,” Jesus told them. “No one who comes to me will ever be hungry, and no one who believes in me will ever be thirsty again.

John 6:33 word by word

ὁ γὰρ ἄρτος τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν ὁ καταβαίνων ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ζωὴν διδοὺς τῷ κόσμῳ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• he which cometh downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• givethδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• unto the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889

Cross-references for John 6:33

• John 6:38For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
• John 3:13No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven — the Son of Man.
• John 8:42Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, because I came from God and I am here. For I didn’t come on my own, but he sent me.
• John 13:3Jesus knew that the Father had given everything into his hands, that he had come from God, and that he was going back to God.
• John 16:28I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”
• John 17:8because I have given them the words you gave me. They have received them and have known for certain that I came from you. They have believed that you sent me.
• 1 Timothy 1:15This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” — and I am the worst of them.
• 1 John 1:1What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have observed and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life —

Commentaries on John 6:33

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33The bread of God - The means of support which God furnishes. That which, in his view, is needful for man. Is he … - Is the Messiah who has come from heaven. And giveth life … - See the notes at John 1:4.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-35Verses 28-35 Constant exercise of faith in Christ, is the most important and difficult part of the obedience required from us, as sinners seeking salvation. When by his grace we are enabled to live a life of faith in the Son of God, holy tempers follow, and acceptable services may be done. God, even his Father, who gave their fathers that food from heaven to support their natural lives, now gave them the true Bread for the salvation of their souls. Coming…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-33Jesus corrected the people's argument: God, not Moses, fed Israel in the wilderness. The most important goal in life is to seek the true bread from God. This bread is not ordinary food. It is the gift that gives eternal life. To “eat” this bread means to believe in Jesus and depend on him. Those who receive this bread share in the life that comes from God and lasts forever.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 32-3332-33. Moses gave you not, &c.--"It was not Moses that gave you the manna, and even it was but from the lower heavens; 'but My Father giveth you the true bread,' and that 'from heaven.'"Read the comment

Topics related to John 6:33

• Bread
• Gifts from God
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Life
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Types

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Accursed
• Capernaum
• Manna
• Meat
• Murmur
• Andrew
• Atonement
• Jesus Christ

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