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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/john/6.htm">New International Version</a> For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/john/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” <a href="/esv/john/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” <a href="/bsb/john/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” <a href="/blb/john/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For the bread of God is the One coming out of heaven and giving life to the world." <a href="/kjv/john/6.htm">King James Bible</a> For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. <a href="/nkjv/john/6.htm">New King James Version</a> For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” <a href="/nasb_/john/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.” <a href="/nasb/john/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/john/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.” <a href="/lsb/john/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” <a href="/amp/john/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For the Bread of God is He who comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.” <a href="/csb/john/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” <a href="/hcsb/john/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For the bread of God is the One who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.&#8221 <a href="/asv/john/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world. <a href="/cev/john/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And the bread that God gives is the one who came down from heaven to give life to the world." <a href="/erv/john/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world. <a href="/gwt/john/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> God's bread is the man who comes from heaven and gives life to the world." <a href="/gnt/john/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> For the bread that God gives is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." <a href="/isv/john/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> The bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." <a href="/msb/john/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.? <a href="/net/john/6.htm">NET Bible</a> For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." <a href="/nheb/john/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." <a href="/wbt/john/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For the bread of God is he who cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world. <a href="/wey/john/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For God's bread is that which comes down out of Heaven and gives Life to the world." <a href="/web/john/6.htm">World English Bible</a> For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for the bread of God is Him coming down out of Heaven, and giving life to the world.” <a href="/blb/john/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For the bread of God is the One coming out of heaven and giving life to the world." <a href="/ylt/john/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for the bread of God is that which is coming down out of the heaven, and giving life to the world.' <a href="/slt/john/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For the bread of God is he coming down from heaven, and giving life to the world.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For the bread of God is that which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world. <a href="/cpdv/john/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For the bread of God is he who descends from heaven and gives life to the world.” <a href="/nabre/john/6.htm">New American Bible</a> For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” <a href="/nrsvce/john/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For the bread of God is he who has come down from heaven, and gives life to the <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “For The Bread of God is he who has descended from Heaven and gives life to the world.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven, and gives life for the world. <a href="/godbey/john/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>For the bread of God is the One coming down from heaven, and giving life to the world.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For he that cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world, is the bread of God. <a href="/mace/john/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for he who is descended from heaven, and gives life to the world, is the bread that is truely divine. <a href="/wey/john/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For God's bread is that which comes down out of Heaven and gives Life to the world." <a href="/worrell/john/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>for the Bread of God is He Who cometh down out of Heaven, and giveth life to the world."<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>For the bread of God is that which descendeth from heaven, and giveth life to the world.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/6-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=1977" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/6.htm">Jesus the Bread of Life</a> …32Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/740.htm" title="740: artos (N-NMS) -- Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf.">bread</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">He who</a> <a href="/greek/2597.htm" title="2597: katabainōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend.">comes down</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranou (N-GMS) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heaven</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: didous (V-PPA-NMS) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">gives</a> <a href="/greek/2222.htm" title="2222: zōēn (N-AFS) -- Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life.">life</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to the</a> <a href="/greek/2889.htm" title="2889: kosmō (N-DMS) -- Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).">world.” </a> 34“Sir,” they said, “give us this bread at all times.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a> Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst. <a href="/john/6-48.htm">John 6:48-51</a> I am the bread of life. / Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. ... <a href="/john/6-58.htm">John 6:58</a> 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.” <a href="/john/3-13.htm">John 3:13</a> No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man. <a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a> The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. <a href="/john/3-31.htm">John 3:31</a> The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all. <a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10</a> Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” <a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a> But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.” <a href="/john/5-21.htm">John 5:21</a> For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes. <a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a> Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” <a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a> The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness. <a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a> Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. <a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a> Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. <a href="/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4</a> But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” <a href="/matthew/6-11.htm">Matthew 6:11</a> Give us this day our daily bread.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For the bread of God is he which comes down from heaven, and gives life to the world.cometh.<a href="/john/6-38.htm">John 6:38,48</a> For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me… <a href="/john/3-13.htm">John 3:13</a> And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.<a href="/john/8-42.htm">John 8:42</a> Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/6-32.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/john/6-32.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/john/5-42.htm">God's</a> <a href="/john/6-32.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/john/6-27.htm">Life</a> <a href="/john/6-14.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/6-34.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/john/6-37.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/john/7-17.htm">God's</a> <a href="/john/6-38.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/john/6-35.htm">Life</a> <a href="/john/6-51.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">John 6</div>1. <a href="/john/6-1.htm">Jesus feeds five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes.</a> 15. <a href="/john/6-15.htm">Thereupon the people would have made him king;</a> 16. <a href="/john/6-16.htm">but withdrawing himself, he walks on the sea to his disciples;</a> 26. <a href="/john/6-26.htm">reproves the people flocking after him, and all the fleshly hearers of his word;</a> 32. <a href="/john/6-32.htm">declares himself to be the bread of life to believers.</a> 66. <a href="/john/6-66.htm">Many disciples depart from him.</a> 68. <a href="/john/6-68.htm">Peter confesses him.</a> 70. <a href="/john/6-70.htm">Judas is a devil.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For the bread of God This phrase introduces the concept of Jesus as the "bread of God," which is a metaphor for spiritual sustenance. In the context of the Jewish audience, bread was a staple food, essential for physical survival. This metaphor connects to the manna provided by God to the Israelites in the wilderness (Exodus 16), symbolizing divine provision. Jesus, as the bread of God, fulfills and surpasses the manna, offering spiritual nourishment and eternal life.is He who comes down from heaven This phrase emphasizes the divine origin of Jesus, affirming His pre-existence and incarnation. It echoes the prologue of John's Gospel, where the Word becomes flesh (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>). The descent from heaven signifies Jesus' mission and authority, distinguishing Him from earthly teachers. This heavenly origin is crucial for understanding His role as the mediator between God and humanity, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a>).and gives life to the world. Here, the focus is on the universal scope of Jesus' mission. Unlike the manna, which was temporary and limited to the Israelites, Jesus offers eternal life to all who believe, transcending ethnic and cultural boundaries. This aligns with the theme of salvation for the world found throughout John's Gospel (<a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>). The life Jesus gives is not merely physical but spiritual and eternal, restoring the broken relationship between humanity and God. This life is a fulfillment of the promise of abundant life (<a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a>) and is accessible through faith in Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is identified as the "bread of God" who comes down from heaven. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> Present during this teaching, they are learning about the true source of spiritual sustenance. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a> The audience to whom Jesus is speaking, many of whom are seeking physical bread after the feeding of the 5,000. 4. <a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a> The place from which Jesus, the bread of God, descends, signifying His divine origin. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_world.htm">The World</a> Represents all of humanity, to whom Jesus offers life through His sacrificial role.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/j/jesus_as_the_source_of_spiritual_life.htm">Jesus as the Source of Spiritual Life</a> Just as physical bread sustains the body, Jesus sustains our spiritual lives. We must seek Him daily for nourishment. <a href="/topical/d/divine_origin_and_mission.htm">Divine Origin and Mission</a> Recognize Jesus' divine origin and His mission to bring life to the world. This calls us to trust in His authority and purpose. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a> Focus on the eternal life Jesus offers rather than temporary, worldly satisfactions. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_dependence.htm">Faith and Dependence</a> Cultivate a life of faith and dependence on Jesus, the true bread, rather than relying solely on material provisions. <a href="/topical/s/sharing_the_bread_of_life.htm">Sharing the Bread of Life</a> As recipients of this life-giving bread, we are called to share the message of Jesus with others, inviting them to partake in the life He offers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 6</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'i_am_the_bread_of_life'_mean.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'I am the Bread of Life'?</a> <a href="/q/should_others_praise_you,_not_yourself.htm">What does 'The flesh profits nothing' mean?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_alien_life_fit_christianity.htm">If extraterrestrial life is discovered, how does that fit with Christian theology?</a> <a href="/q/why_many_bible_interpretations.htm">Why did Jesus instruct eating His flesh and blood?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(33) He which.--Better, that which. The identification with Himself does not occur before <a href="/john/6-35.htm" title="And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that comes to me shall never hunger; and he that believes on me shall never thirst.">John 6:35</a>. This verse is a fuller expression of the last clause of <a href="/john/6-32.htm" title="Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.">John 6:32</a>, to which each term answers."My Father giveth" . . . . . "the bread of God.""The (ideally) true bread" . . . . . "giveth life unto the world.""From heaven" . . . . . "which cometh down from heaven."The tenses are present. (Comp. Notes on <a href="/context/john/6-50.htm" title="This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.">John 6:50-51</a>.) The manna in the wilderness was but one instance of that which is constant. The Jewish nation was but an unit in the Father's family. The bread of God ever cometh and ever giveth life, and the life which it giveth is for the world. Every word proceeding from the mouth of God, spoken in many portions and in many ways, was part of the true food for the true life of man.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 33. - For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life to the world. It is debated whether the ὁ καταβαίνων is "he who cometh down," or "that (bread) which cometh," etc. - whether in this verse the Lord passes at once to the identification of himself with the bread, or for a moment longer is delaying the announcement, and broadly asserting the qualities of that "bread of God," viz. that whoever and whatever it is, IT comes from heaven, and gives life, not merely to the theocratic people, but to the whole world. (The latter is the view of Hengstenberg, Lange, Meyer, Westcott, Moulton; the former translation is partially urged by Godet, who thinks our Lord here spoke amphibologically, meaning both ideas, but by the form of the expression reserving the solution of the problem.) It certainly does not follow that, if he was speaking of himself, the expression ὁ καταβάς would have been used, because, in ver. 50, after he has removed all ambiguity, he still uses the present tense, ὁ καταβαίνων. The present tense is that of quality rather than of time. These characteristics of the veritable bread of God must hold good. It must have a heavenly origin, life-giving power, and universality of application to human need. <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a> is here repeated. The whole world is the object of the Divine grace and love. The bread of God must be a Divine gift, mysterious and heavenly in its origin, and must at once demonstrate its vitality, its Source, and its Giver. <a href="/commentaries/john/6-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. bread ἄρτος (artos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_740.htm">Strong's 740: </a> Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf. of God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. He who ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. comes down καταβαίνων (katabainōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2597.htm">Strong's 2597: </a> To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. heaven οὐρανοῦ (ouranou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. gives διδοὺς (didous) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. life ζωὴν (zōēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2222.htm">Strong's 2222: </a> Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life. to the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. world.” κόσμῳ (kosmō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally). <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/6-33.htm">John 6:33 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/6-33.htm">John 6:33 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/6-33.htm">John 6:33 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/6-33.htm">John 6:33 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/6-33.htm">John 6:33 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/6-33.htm">John 6:33 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/6-33.htm">John 6:33 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/6-33.htm">John 6:33 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/6-33.htm">John 6:33 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/6-33.htm">John 6:33 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/6-33.htm">NT Gospels: John 6:33 For the bread of God is that (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/6-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 6:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 6:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/6-34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 6:34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 6:34" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>