God & Savior

John 6:35

Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
John 6:35
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Study notes

Jesus says He is the bread of life; whoever comes to Him will never hunger, and whoever believes in Him will never thirst.

Explanation

The day after Jesus fed five thousand people (6:1-14), the crowd asks for a sign like the manna in the wilderness (6:30-31). Jesus says He Himself is the true bread from heaven. This is the first of John's "I am" sayings with a picture.

Original language
  • ἐγώ (egō): I/we
    Greek · Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · Strong's G1473 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    I myself am (egō eimi): an emphatic "I am". John records seven "I am" sayings with a picture like this one.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, John 6:35, word 5

  • ἄρτος (artos): bread
    Greek · Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · Strong's G0740 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Bread.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, John 6:35, word 8

  • ζωῆς· (zōēs): life
    Greek · Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · Strong's G2222 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Of life.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, John 6:35, word 10

  • ἐρχόμενος (erchomenos): to come/go
    Greek · Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · Strong's G2064 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Coming.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, John 6:35, word 12

  • πεινάσῃ (peinasē): to hunger
    Greek · Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · Strong's G3983 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    May hunger.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, John 6:35, word 17

  • πιστεύων (pisteuōn): to trust (in)
    Greek · Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · Strong's G4100 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Believing.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, John 6:35, word 20

  • διψήσει (dipsēsei): to thirst
    Greek · Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · Strong's G1372 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Will thirst.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, John 6:35, word 25

Cross-references
  • John 6:31-33 · Surrounding passage

    Manna and the true bread from heaven.

  • Exodus 16:4 · Background

    God gives bread from heaven in the wilderness.

  • Matthew 5:6 · Same theme

    Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be filled.

Sources

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς· ὁ ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ἐμὲ οὐ μὴ πεινάσῃ, καὶ ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμὲ οὐ μὴ διψήσει πώποτε.

  1. ΕἶπενEipen“Said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  2. αὐτοῖςautois“to them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. Ἰησοῦς·Iēsous“Jesus;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  5. ἐγώegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  6. εἰμιeimi“am”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  7. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ἄρτοςartos“bread”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “bread” · Strong's G0740
  9. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ζωῆς·zōēs“of life;”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ζωή · “life” · Strong's G2222
  11. ὁho“the [one]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ἐρχόμενοςerchomenos“coming”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  13. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  14. ἐμὲeme“Me myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  15. οὐou“certainly”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  16. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  17. πεινάσῃ,peinasē“may hunger,”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from πεινάω · “to hunger” · Strong's G3983
  18. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. ὁho“the [one]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. πιστεύωνpisteuōn“believing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
  21. εἰςeis“in”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  22. ἐμὲeme“Me myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  23. οὐou“certainly”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  24. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  25. διψήσειdipsēsei“will thirst”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from διψάω · “to thirst” · Strong's G1372
  26. πώποτε.pōpote“at any time.”
    Adverb · from πώποτε · “ever” · Strong's G4455
  • Prepared by the God & Savior team. Not yet reviewed by an editor.
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)