John 6:58
This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
John 6:58 in other translations
| BSB | This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.” |
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| WEB | This is the bread which came down out of heaven—not as our fathers ate the manna and died. He who eats this bread will live forever.” |
| ASV | This is the bread which came down out of heaven: not as the fathers ate, and died; he that eateth this bread shall live for ever. |
| YLT | this is the bread that came down out of the heaven; not as your fathers did eat the manna, and died; he who is eating this bread shall live--to the age.' |
| DARBY | This is the bread which has come down out of heaven. Not as the fathers ate and died: he that eats this bread shall live for ever. |
| BBE | This is the bread which has come down from heaven. It is not like the food which your fathers had: they took of the manna, and are dead; but he who takes this bread for food will have life for ever. |
| Webster | This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers ate manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. |
What does John 6:58 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 6:53-58
53-58. Except ye eat the flesh ... and drink the blood ... no life, &c.--The harshest word He had yet uttered in their ears. They asked how it was possible to eat His flesh. He answers, with great solemnity, "It is indispensable." Yet even here a thoughtful hearer might find something to temper the harshness. He says they must not only "eat His flesh" but "drink His blood," which could not but suggest the idea of…
Barnes' Notes
Shall live for ever. Not on the earth, but in the enjoyments of a better world.
(v) "not as your fathers" Jn 6:49-51.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 6:52-59
The flesh and blood of the Son of man, denote the Redeemer in the nature of man; Christ and him crucified, and the redemption wrought out by him, with all the precious benefits of redemption; pardon of sin, acceptance with God, the way to the throne of grace, the promises of the covenant, and eternal life. These are called the flesh and blood of Christ, because they are purchased by the breaking his body, and the…
John 6:58 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 6:58
- John 3:36
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
- John 6:47-51
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. I am that bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. …
- John 6:31-34
Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. 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.
- John 6:41
The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
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Context
- John 6:57
As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
- John 6:58
This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
- John 6:59
These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
John 6:58 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Este es el pan que descendió del cielo: no como vuestros padres comieron el maná, y son muertos: el que come de este pan, vivirá eternamente. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | C’est ici le pain qui est descendu du ciel, non pas comme les pères mangèrent et moururent: celui qui mangera ce pain vivra éternellement. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dies ist das Brot, das aus dem Himmel herniedergekommen ist. Nicht wie die Väter aßen und starben; wer dieses Brot ißt, wird leben in Ewigkeit. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sicut misit me vivens Pater, et ego vivo propter Patrem: et qui manducat me, et ipse vivet propter me. |