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 manna in the wilderness. We know that it says in the Bible, “God gave bread to them from heaven for them to eat.” ’ 32Jesus said to them, ‘I tell you this: It was not Moses who gave bread to you from heaven. No. It is my Father who gives to you the true bread from heaven. God's bread is the one who comes down from heaven. He is the one who gives life to people in the world.’ 34So they said to him, ‘Sir, please give this bread to us now and always.’ 35Then Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread that gives life to people. Anyone who comes to me will never be hungry. Anyone who believes in me will never be thirsty.

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 6:38I have not come down from heaven to do what I myself choose to do. No, my Father has sent me. I have come to do what he wants me to do.
• John 3:13The Son of Man came down from heaven. Nobody else has gone up to heaven except him.
• John 8:42Jesus said to them, ‘If God was your Father, you would love me. I came from God and now I am here with you. I did not come on my own behalf, but God sent me.
• John 13:3Jesus knew that the Father had given him power over everything. He knew that he had come from God. And he knew that he would soon return to God.
• John 16:28Yes, I came from the Father, and I came into this world. Now I will leave this world and I will return to the Father.’
• John 17:8I gave to them the message that you gave to me. They accepted that message. They know certainly that I came from you. They believe that you sent me.
• 1 Timothy 1:15Here is a true message that everyone should believe: ‘Christ Jesus came into the world to save people who do wrong things.’ I am the worst person like that!
• 1 John 1:1We have an important message to tell you. We want to tell you about the person who was already there before the beginning of the world. We have heard him speak. We have seen him with our own eyes. We watched him and we touched him. He is the Word that gives us life with God.

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