New American Standard Bible 1995

John 6:28-51

28ThereforeοὖνounG3767they saidG3004to Him, “WhatτίtiG5101shall we doποιῶμενpoiōmenG4160,soG3767that we may workἐργαζώμεθαergazōmethaG2038the worksἔργαergaG2041of Godθεοῦ;¶theouG2316?”

29JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611and saidG3004to them,“ThisτοῦτόtoutoG3778isthe workἔργονergonG2041of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,that you believeπιστεύητεpisteuēteG4100in Him whomὃνhonG3739Hehas sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649.”

30SoG3767they saidG3004to Him, “WhatτίtiG5101thenG3767do You doποιεῖςpoieisG4160for asignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592,soG3767that we may seeG3708,and believeπιστεύσωμένpisteusōmenG4100You? WhatτίtiG5101workἐργάζῃ;ergazēG2038do You performG2038?

31Our fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962ateG2068the mannaμάνναmannaG3131in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048;as it is writtenγεγραμμένον·gegrammenonG1125, ‘He gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325them breadἄρτονartonG740out of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772to eatG2068.’”

32JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424thenοὖνounG3767saidλέγωlegōG3004to them,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayG3004to you, it is not MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475who has givenδέδωκενdedōkenG1325you the breadἄρτονartonG740out of heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,but it is My FatherπατήρpatērG3962who givesδίδωσινdidōsinG1325you the trueἀληθινόν.alēthinonG228breadἄρτονartonG740out of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772.

33For the breadἄρτοςartosG740of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is that whichcomesG2597downκαταβαίνωνkatabainōnG2597out of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,and givesδιδοὺςdidousG1325lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222to the worldκόσμῳ.¶kosmōG2889.”

34ThenοὖνounG3767they saidG3004to Him, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842giveδὸςdosG1325us thisτοῦτον.¶toutonG3778breadἄρτονartonG740.”

35JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to them, “I amεἰμιeimiG1510the breadἄρτοςartosG740of lifeζωῆς·zōēsG2222;he who comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064to Me will not hungerπεινάσῃ,peinasēG3983,and he who believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Mewill neverG3756 G3361thirstδιψήσειdipsēseiG1372.

36ButI saidG3004to you that you have seenἑωράκατέhe'ōrakateG3708Me, and yet do not believeπιστεύετε.pisteueteG4100.

37AllπᾶνpanG3956that the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962givesδίδωσίνdidōsinG1325Me will comeἥξει,hēxeiG2240to Me, and the one who comesἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064to Me I will certainlyοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361not castἐκβάλωekbalōG1544out.

38ForI have comeκαταβέβηκαkatabebēkaG2597downG2597from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,not to doποιῶpoiōG4160My ownG1699willθέλημαthelēmaG2307, butthe willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of Him whosentπέμψαντόςpempsantosG3992Me.

39ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of Him who sentπέμψαντόςpempsantosG3992Me, that ofallπᾶνpanG3956that He has givenδέδωκένdedōkenG1325Me IloseἀπολέσωapolesōG622nothingμὴmēG3361, butraiseἀναστήσωanastēsōG450it up on the lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.

40For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962,that everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whobeholdsθεωρῶνtheōrōnG2334the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207andbelievesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Him will haveἔχῃechēG2192eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,and I MyselfἐγὼegōG1473willraiseἀναστήσωanastēsōG450him up on the lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.¶hēmeraG2250.”

41ThereforeοὖνounG3767the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453were grumblingἘγόγγυζονEgonguzonG1111aboutπερὶperiG4012Him, becauseὅτιhotiG3754He saidG3004,“I amεἰμιeimiG1510the breadἄρτοςartosG740thatcameκαταβὰςkatabasG2597downG2597out of heavenοὐρανοῦ·ouranouG3772.”

42They were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “Is not thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,the sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of JosephἸωσήφ,IōsēphG2501,whoseοὗhouG3739fatherπατέραpateraG3962and motherμητέρα;mēteraG3384we knowG3609?HowπῶςpōsG4459does He nowνῦνnunG3568sayλέγειlegeiG3004, ‘I have comeκαταβέβηκα;¶katabebēkaG2597downG2597out of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772’?”

43JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611and saidG3004to them,“Do not grumbleγογγύζετεgonguzeteG1111amongμετ᾽met᾽G3326yourselvesἀλλήλων.allēlōnG240.

44NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to Me unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962who sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992MedrawsἑλκύσῃhelkusēG1670him; and I willraiseἀναστήσωanastēsōG450him up on the lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.

45It is writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125in the prophetsπροφήταις·prophētaisG4396, ‘And they shall allπάντεςpantesG3956betaughtδιδακτοὶdidaktoiG1318of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.’EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956who has heardἀκούσαςakousasG191and learnedμαθὼνmathōnG3129from the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to Me.

46Not that anyoneτιςtisG5100has seenἑώρακένhe'ōrakenG3708the FatherπατέραpateraG3962,exceptG1508the One who is from Godθεοῦ,theouG2316;He has seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708the Fatherπατέρα.¶pateraG3962.

47TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, he who believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100hasἔχειecheiG2192eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

48I amεἰμιeimiG1510the breadἄρτοςartosG740of lifeζωῆς.zōēsG2222.

49Your fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962ateG2068the mannaμάνναmannaG3131in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048,and they diedἀπέθανον·apethanonG599.

50ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the breadἄρτοςartosG740whichcomesG2597downκαταβαίνων,katabainōnG2597out of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,soἵναinaG2443that oneτιςtisG5100may eatG2068of it andnot dieἀποθάνῃ.¶apothanēG599.

51I amG1510the livingζῶνzōnG2198breadἄρτοςartosG740thatcameκαταβάς·katabasG2597downG2597out of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772;ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100eatsG2068of thisτούτουtoutouG3778breadἄρτου,artouG740,he will liveζήσειzēseiG2198foreverαἰῶνα.aiōnaG165;and the breadἄρτοςartosG740alsoκαὶkaiG2532whichὃνhonG3739I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325for the lifeζωῆς.¶zōēsG2222of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889isMy fleshσάρξsarxG4561.”

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