51I 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.” 52At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”John 6:51-52
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Verse 51
Original language (Greek)
Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος ὁ ζῶν ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς· ἐάν τις φάγῃ ἐκ τούτου τοῦ ἄρτου, ζήσει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. καὶ ὁ ἄρτος δὲ ὃν ἐγὼ δώσω ἡ σάρξ μού ἐστιν ὑπὲρ τῆς τοῦ κόσμου ζωῆς.
- ἘγώEgō“I myself”Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- εἰμιeimi“am”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἄρτοςartos“bread”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “bread” · Strong's G0740
- ὁho“which”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ζῶνzōn“is living”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ζάω · “to live” · Strong's G2198
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐκek“from”Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- οὐρανοῦouranou“heaven”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
- καταβάς·katabas“having come down;”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from καταβαίνω · “to come/go down” · Strong's G2597
- ἐάνean“if”Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1437
- τιςtis“anyone”Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G5100
- φάγῃphagē“shall have eaten”Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from φαγεῖν · “to eat” · Strong's G5315
- ἐκek“of”Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- τούτουtoutou“this”Demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἄρτου,artou“bread,”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄρτος · “bread” · Strong's G0740
- ζήσειzēsei“he will live”Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ζάω · “to live” · Strong's G2198
- εἰςeis“to”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- αἰῶνα.aiōna“age.”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αἰών · “an age” · Strong's G0165H
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἄρτοςartos“bread”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “bread” · Strong's G0740
- δὲde“also”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ὃνhon“that”Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ἐγὼegō“I myself”Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- δώσωdōsō“will give”Verb, future, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- σάρξsarx“flesh”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “flesh” · Strong's G4561
- μούmou“of Me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ἐστινestin“is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ὑπὲρhuper“for”Preposition · from ὑπέρ · “above/for” · Strong's G5228
- τῆςtēs“the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τοῦtou“of the”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κόσμουkosmou“world”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κόσμος · “world” · Strong's G2889
- ζωῆς.zōēs“life.”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ζωή · “life” · Strong's G2222
Verse 52
Original language (Greek)
Ἐμάχοντο οὖν πρὸς ἀλλήλους οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι λέγοντες· πῶς δύναται οὗτος ἡμῖν δοῦναι τὴν σάρκα αὐτοῦ φαγεῖν;
- ἘμάχοντοEmachonto“Were arguing”Verb, imperfect, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from μάχομαι · “to quarrel” · Strong's G3164
- οὖνoun“therefore”Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- πρὸςpros“with”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- ἀλλήλουςallēlous“one another”Reciprocal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἀλλήλων · “one another” · Strong's G0240
- οἱhoi“the”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi“Jews”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from Ἰουδαῖος · “Jewish” · Strong's G2453
- λέγοντες·legontes“saying;”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- πῶςpōs“How”Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
- δύναταιdunatai“is able”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from δύναμαι · “be able” · Strong's G1410
- οὗτοςhoutos“this [man]”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ἡμῖνhēmin“us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- δοῦναιdounai“to give”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- σάρκαsarka“flesh”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from σάρξ · “flesh” · Strong's G4561
- αὐτοῦautou“of Him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- φαγεῖν;phagein“to eat?”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from φαγεῖν · “to eat” · Strong's G5315
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)