New King James Version
John 6:51
51I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”
John 6:51 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
- New International Version (NIV)I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."
- New Living Translation (NLT)I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is my flesh.”
Context of John 6:51
49Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.” 52The Jews therefore quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?” 53Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.
Read all of John 6John 6:51 word by word
Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος ὁ ζῶν ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς· ἐάν τις φάγῃ ἐκ τούτου τοῦ ἄρτου, ζήσει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. καὶ ὁ ἄρτος δὲ ὃν ἐγὼ δώσω ἡ σάρξ μού ἐστιν ὑπὲρ τῆς τοῦ κόσμου ζωῆς.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- theἄρτοςartos · breadG740
- livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
- which came downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
- fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
- ifἐάνean · ifG1437
- any manτιςtis · oneG5100
- eatφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
- thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- forεἰςeis · towardG1519
- everαἰώνaiōn · an age: eternityG165
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- thatδέde · thenG1161
- ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- will giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
- forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
- the lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
- of the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
Cross-references for John 6:51
- John 3:13No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.
- John 4:10Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
- John 7:38He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”
- 1 Peter 2:4Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,
- John 16:4But these things I have told you, that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them. And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.
- John 6:52The Jews therefore quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?”
- Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
- Luke 22:19And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
- Ephesians 5:2And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
- Hebrews 10:5Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me.
- John 6:33For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
- John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
- John 3:16For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
- 2 Corinthians 5:19that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
- 1 John 2:2And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.
- 1 John 4:14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.
Commentaries on John 6:51
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 51Is my flesh, which I will give, etc. - Our Lord explains his meaning more fully, in these words, than he had done before. Having spoken so much of the bread which feeds and nourishes the soul, and preserves from death, the attention of his hearers was fixed upon his words, which to them appeared inexplicable; and they desired to know what their meaning was. He then told them that the bread meant his flesh, (his life), which he was about to give up; to…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 51The bread that I will give is by flesh - That is, his body would be offered as a sacrifice for sin, agreeably to his declaration when he instituted the Supper: “This is my body which is broken for you,” 1 Corinthians 11:24. Life of the world - That sinners might, by his atoning sacrifice, be recovered from spiritual death, and be brought to eternal life. The use of the word world hero shows that the sacrifice of Christ was full free ample, and designed…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. 51this bread … is My flesh: The gift that gives life is now made clear. On the cross, Jesus gave his body so that the world might receive life.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
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- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
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