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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
This	οὗτός houtos	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
is	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
that bread	ἄρτος artos	G740	bread (as raised) or a loaf · noun — nominative singular masculine
which came down	καταβάς, katabas	G2597	to descend (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
from	ἐξ ex	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
heaven	οὐρανοῦ ouranou	G3772	the sky · noun — genitive singular masculine
not	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
as	καθὼς kathōs	G2531	just (or inasmuch) as · conjunction
your	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
fathers	πατέρες pateres	G3962	a "father" (literally or figuratively · noun — nominative plural masculine
did eat	ἔφαγον ephagon	G5315	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
manna	μάννα manna	G3131	manna (i.e. man) · noun — accusative singular neuter, Hebrew
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
are dead	ἀπέθανον· apethanon	G599	to die off (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
he that eateth	τρώγων trōgōn	G5176	or perhaps rather of a base of G5167 (τρυγών) and G5149… · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
of	ἄρτον arton	G740	bread (as raised) or a loaf · noun — accusative singular masculine
this	τοῦτον toûton	G5126	this (person
bread	ἄρτος ártos	G740	bread (as raised) or a loaf
shall live	ζήσει zēsei	G2198	to live (literally or figuratively) · verb — future active indicative, 3rd person singular
for	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
ever	αἰῶνα.¶ aiōna	G165	properly · noun — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

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 hi…
John 6:47-51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
John 6:31-34 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
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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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 6:28-59

Whether this conference was with the Capernaites, in whose synagogue Christ now was, or with those who came from the other side of the sea, is not certain nor material; however, it is an instance of Christ's condescension that he gave them leave to ask him questions, and did not resent the interruption as an affront, no, not from his common hearers, though not his immediate followers. Those that would be apt to teach must be swift to hear, and study to answer. It is the wisdom of teachers, when they are asked even impertinent unprofitable questions, thence to take occasion to answer in that which is profitable, that the question may be rejected, but not the request. Now, I. Christ having tol…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 6:58

This is that bread, &c.--a sort of summing up of the whole discourse, on which let this one further remark suffice--that as our Lord, instead of softening down His figurative sublimities, or even putting them in naked phraseology, leaves the great truths of His Person and Office, and our participation of Him and it, enshrined for all time in those glorious forms of speech, so when we attempt to strip the truth of these figures, figures though they be, it goes away from us, like water when the vessel is broken, and our wisdom lies in raising our own spirit, and attuning our own ear, to our Lord's chosen modes of expression. (It should be added that although this discourse has nothing to do wi…

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Adam Clarke on John 6:57

So he that eateth me, even he shall live by me - From which we learn that the union between Christ and his followers shall be similar to that which subsists between God and Christ.

John Gill on John 6:58

This is that bread which came down from heaven,.... That true bread, the bread of God, the bread of life, living bread; meaning himself, as in John 6:32; not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: this is bread of a quite different nature from that; that was only typical bread, this true; that was the bread of angels, but this is the bread of God; that came but from the air, this from the third heaven; that men ate of, and died; but whoever eats of this, lives for ever; see John 6:49; as follows: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever; See Gill on John 6:51.

The Church Fathers

And to show the wide interval between the shadow and the light, the type and the reality, He adds, Not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Tr. xxvi. c. 20) That we who cannot obtain eternal life of ourselves, might live by the eating that bread, He descended from heaven: This is the bread which cometh down from heaven. (Tr. xxvi. 20) The death here meant is death eternal. For even those who eat Christ are subject to natural death; but they live for ever, because Christ is everlasting life.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

"This is the bread that cometh down from heaven;" that by eating it we may live, since we cannot have eternal life from ourselves. "Not," saith He, "as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth this bread shall live forever." That those fathers are dead, He would have to be understood as meaning, that they do not live forever. For even they who eat Christ shall certainly die temporally; but they live forever, because Christ is eternal life.
— Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on John 26

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Dictionary and topics

Capernaum — Nahum’s town, a Galilean city frequently mentioned in the history of our Lord. It is not mentioned in the Old Testament. After our Lord’s expulsion from Nazareth (Matt. 4:13-16; Luke 4:16-31),…
Crucifixion — A common mode of punishment among heathen nations in early times. It is not certain whether it was known among the ancient Jews; probably it was not. The modes of capital punishment according to the…
Eating — The ancient Hebrews would not eat with the Egyptians (Gen. 43:32). In the time of our Lord they would not eat with Samaritans (John 4:9), and were astonished that he ate with publicans and sinners…
Eternal life — This expression occurs in the Old Testament only in Dan. 12:2 (R.V., “everlasting life”). It occurs frequently in the New Testament (Matt. 7:14; 18:8, 9; Luke 10:28; comp. 18:18). It comprises the…
Lords Supper — The words which thus describe the great central act of the worship of the Christian Church occur but in a single passage of the New Testament— (1 Corinthians 11:20)
Philip — Lover of horses. (1.) One of the twelve apostles; a native of Bethsaida, “the city of Andrew and Peter” (John 1:44). He readily responded to the call of Jesus when first addressed to him (43), and…
Flesh · .Body of Christ symbolized by the bread — .Body of Christ symbolized by the bread
Immortality · 2:11; — 2:11;
Life, Eternal · Results from: Eating the bread of life — Results from: Eating the bread of life
Manna · 5:12; — 5:12;
Offence · The wicked take, at: Christ, as the bread of life — The wicked take, at: Christ, as the bread of life

John 6:58

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 6:28-59

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 6:58

Adam Clarke on John 6:57

John Gill on John 6:58

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 6:58

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 6:28-59

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 6:58

Adam Clarke on John 6:57

John Gill on John 6:58

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on John 6:52-58

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 6:53-58