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.”John 6:58
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)
οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἄρτος ὁ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς, οὐ καθὼς ἔφαγον οἱ πατέρες καὶ ἀπέθανον· ὁ τρώγων τοῦτον τὸν ἄρτον ζήσει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
- οὗτόςhoutos“This”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ἐστινestin“is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd 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“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐξex“from”Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- 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
- οὐou“not”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- καθὼςkathōs“even as”Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
- ἔφαγονephagon“ate”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from φαγεῖν · “to eat” · Strong's G5315
- οἱhoi“the”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πατέρεςpateres“fathers”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀπέθανον·apethanon“died;”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀποθνήσκω · “to die” · Strong's G0599
- ὁho“The [one]”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τρώγωνtrōgōn“eating”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from τρώγω · “to eat” · Strong's G5176
- τοῦτονtouton“this”Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- τὸνton“<the>”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἄρτονarton“bread”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἄρτος · “bread” · Strong's G0740
- ζήσειzēsei“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
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)