New American Standard Bible 1995

John 6:51-65

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.

64But there aresomeτινεςtinesG5100of you whoοἳhoiG3739do not believeπιστεύουσιν.pisteuousinG4100.”For JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424knewG3609from the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746whoτίνεςtinesG5101they were who did not believeπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100, andwhoτίςtisG5101it was that wouldbetrayπαραδώσωνparadōsōnG3860Him.

65And He was sayingἔλεγεν·elegenG3004,“For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223I havesaidG3004to you, that noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to Me unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361it has beenᾖēG1510grantedδεδομένονdedomenonG1325him from the FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962.”

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