John 6 · Verse 48

John 6:48

I am that bread of life.
John 6:48, King James Version

John 6:48 in other translations

BSBI am the bread of life.
WEBI am the bread of life.
ASVI am the bread of life.
YLTI am the bread of the life;
DARBYI am the bread of life.
BBEI am the bread of life.
WebsterI am that bread of life.

What does John 6:48 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 6:47-51

47-51. He that believeth, &c.--(See on Joh 3:36; Joh 5:24).

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 48. I 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 Jn 6:32, 33.

(i) "I am that bread" Jn 6:33,35,51

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 48 I am that bread of life - I alone afford, by my doctrine and Spirit, that nourishment by which the soul is saved unto life eternal.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 6:47-51

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.

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John 6:48 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἐγώegōI myselfG1473
εἰμιeimiamG1510
ὁhotheG3588
ἄρτοςartosbreadG740
τῆςtēs<the>G3588
ζωῆς.zōēsof life.G2222

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 6:48

  • 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.

  • 1 Corinthians 11:24-25

    And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:16-17

    The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

  • John 6:41

    The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

  • John 6:33-35

    For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
33-35,41,51; 1Co 10:16,17; 11:24,25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • John 6:47

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

  • John 6:48

    I am that bread of life.

  • John 6:49

    Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.

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John 6:48 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Yo soy el pan de vida.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Moi, je suis le pain de vie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich bin das Brot des Lebens.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ego sum panis vitæ.