John 6:50

John 6:50 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
• New International Version (NIV)But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die.
• English Standard Version (ESV)This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.
• New King James Version (NKJV)This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die.

Context of John 6:50

48“I am the bread of life. 49Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert and died. This is the bread that comes from heaven so that whoever eats it won’t die. 51I am the living bread that came from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. The bread I will give to bring life to the world is my flesh.” 52The Jews began to quarrel with each other. They said, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

John 6:50 word by word

οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἄρτος ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβαίνων, ἵνα τις ἐξ αὐτοῦ φάγῃ καὶ μὴ ἀποθάνῃ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the breadὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• which cometh downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• a manτιςtis · oneG5100
• may eatφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
• thereofαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• notμήmē · notG3361
• dieἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599

Cross-references for John 6:50

• John 6:33God’s bread is the man who comes from heaven and gives life to the world.”
• John 3:13No one has gone to heaven except the Son of Man, who came from heaven.
• John 6:58This is the bread that came from heaven. It is not like the bread your ancestors ate. They eventually died. Those who eat this bread will live forever.”
• John 8:51I can guarantee this truth: Whoever obeys what I say will never see death.”
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the one who brings people back to life, and I am life itself. Those who believe in me will live even if they die.
• Romans 8:10However, if Christ lives in you, your bodies are dead because of sin, but your spirits are alive because you have God’s approval.

Commentaries on John 6:50

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 50This is the bread, etc. - I am come for this very purpose, that men may believe in me, and have eternal life.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 47-51Verses 47-51 The advantage of the manna was small, it only referred to this life; but the living Bread is so excellent, that the man who feedeth on it shall never die. This bread is Christ's human nature, which he took to present to the Father, as a sacrifice for the sins of the world; to purchase all things pertaining to life and godliness, for sinners of every nation, who repent and believe in him.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 49-50Jesus connected the manna of the exodus story with himself. Then he said why he was different from the manna the Israelites received from God. The Israelites remained mortal and they all died. But the bread from heaven (Jesus himself) provides eternal life (6:47, 51, 58).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 47-5147-51. He that believeth, &c.--(See on Joh 3:36; Joh 5:24).Read the comment

Topics related to John 6:50

• Death
• Immortality
• Jesus, the Christ
• Life
• Manna
• Regeneration
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• Accursed
• Capernaum
• Manna
• Meat
• Murmur
• Andrew
• Christ, Offices of
• Jesus Christ
• Johannine Theology
• John, Gospel of

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