John 6:48

John 6:48 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I am that bread of life.
• New International Version (NIV)I am the bread of life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I am the bread of life.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I am the bread of life.

Context of John 6:48

46(Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God – he has seen the Father.) 47I tell you the solemn truth, the one who believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. 49Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50This is the bread that has come down from heaven, so that a person may eat from it and not die.

John 6:48 word by word

ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• that breadὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• that breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• of lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222

Cross-references for John 6:48

• John 6:33For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
• 1 Corinthians 10:16Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread that we break a sharing in the body of Christ?
• 1 Corinthians 11:24and after he had given thanks he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

Commentaries on John 6:48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 48I am that bread of life - I alone afford, by my doctrine and Spirit, that nourishment by which the soul is saved unto life eternal.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 48I am that bread of life - My doctrines and the benefits of my mediation are that real support of spiritual life of which the manna in the wilderness was the faint emblem. See John 6:32-33.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. 43-51Stop grumbling: Instead of defending himself against their complaint, Jesus addresses their lack of spiritual receptivity (their openness to God; see 6:42). Those who love the Father and listen to him will believe in Jesus.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 6:48

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Manna
• 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