New American Standard Bible 1995

John 6:48-63

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.”

52ThenοὖνounG3767the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453beganto argueἘμάχοντοEmachontoG3164with oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410thisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325us HisfleshσάρκαsarkaG4561to eatG2068?”

53SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγωlegōG3004to them,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayG3004to you, unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361you eatG2068the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561ofthe SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444and drinkπίητεpiēteG4095His bloodαἷμα,haimaG129,you haveἔχετεecheteG2192noοὐκoukG3756lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222in yourselvesἑαυτοῖς.he'autoisG1438.

54He who eatsτρώγωνtrōgōnG5176My fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561and drinksπίνωνpinōnG4095My bloodαἷμαhaimaG129hasἔχειecheiG2192eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222, and I willraiseἀναστήσωanastēsōG450him up on the lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.

55For My fleshσάρξsarxG4561is trueἀληθήςalēthēsG227foodβρῶσις,brōsisG1035,and My bloodαἷμάhaimaG129is trueἀληθήςalēthēsG227drinkπόσις.posisG4213.

56He who eatsτρώγωνtrōgōnG5176My fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561and drinksπίνωνpinōnG4095My bloodαἷμαhaimaG129abidesμένειmeneiG3306in Me, and I in him.

57As thelivingζῶνzōnG2198FatherπατὴρpatērG3962sentἀπέστειλένapesteilenG649Me, and I liveζῶzōG2198becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the Fatherπατέρα,pateraG3962,soG2532he who eatsτρώγωνtrōgōnG5176Me, he alsoG2548will liveζήσειzēseiG2198becauseδι᾽di᾽G1223of Me.

58ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the breadἄρτοςartosG740whichG3588cameκαταβάς,katabasG2597downG2597out of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772; not asthe fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962ateG2068and diedἀπέθανον·apethanonG599;he who eatsτρώγωνtrōgōnG5176thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778breadἄρτονartonG740will liveζήσειzēseiG2198foreverαἰῶνα.¶aiōnaG165.”

59TheseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778He saidG3004in the synagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864as He taughtδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321in CapernaumG2746.

60ThereforeοὖνounG3767manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of HisdisciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101,when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thissaidG3004, “Thisοὗτος·houtosG3778is a difficultσκληρόςsklērosG4642statementλόγοςlogosG3056;whoτίςtisG5101canδύναταιdunataiG1410listenἀκούειν;¶akoueinG191to it?”

61But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,consciousἐν ἑαυτῷen he'autōG3609 G1722 G1438that His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101grumbledγογγύζουσινgonguzousinG1111at thisτούτουtoutouG3778,saidG3004to them,“Does thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778causeG4624you to stumbleG4624?

62WhatthenοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437you seeθεωρῆτεtheōrēteG2334the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444ascendingἀναβαίνονταanabainontaG305to whereὅπουhopouG3699He was beforeπρότερον;proteronG4387?

63It is the SpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151who givesG2227lifeζῳοποιοῦν,zōopoiounG2227;the fleshσὰρξsarxG4561profitsὠφελεῖōpheleiG5623nothingοὐδέν·oudenG3762;the wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487that I have spokenλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980to you are spiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151and are lifeζωήzōēG2222.

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