KJV King James Version
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.
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John 6:51
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”
WEB World English Bible
I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
ASV American Standard Version
I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘I am the living bread that came down out of the heaven; if any one may eat of this bread he shall live—to the age; and the bread also that I will give is my flesh, that I will give for the life of the world.’
Surrounding context — John 6
48 I am that bread of life.
49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
51 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.
52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat?
53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἘγώG1473 · egōI/weεἰμιG1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄρτοςG740 · artosbreadὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoζῶνG2198 · zaōto liveὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐκG1537 · ekout fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανοῦG3772 · ouranosheavenκαταβάς·G2597 · katabainōto come/go downἐάνG1437 · eanifτιςG5100 · tisoneφάγῃG5315 · phageinto eatἐκG1537 · ekout fromτούτουG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄρτου,G740 · artosbreadζήσειG2198 · zaōto liveεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoαἰῶνα.G165 · aiōnan age: ageκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄρτοςG740 · artosbreadδὲG1161 · dethenὃνG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weδώσωG1325 · didōmito giveἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoσάρξG4561 · sarxfleshμούG3165 · memeἐστινG1510 · eimito beὑπὲρG5228 · huperabove/forτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoκόσμουG2889 · kosmosworldζωῆς.¶G2222 · zōēlife
Cross-references
John 6:33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.Luke 22:19And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake [it], and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.Hebrews 10:5-12Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:John 3:13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven.Matthew 20:28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.Hebrews 10:20By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;2 Corinthians 5:21For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.John 6:52-58The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat?John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.1 Peter 2:4To whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, [and] precious,Ephesians 5:2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.John 1:29The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.1 John 4:14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world.1 John 2:2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world.1 John 4:10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.John 4:10-11Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
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