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Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. <a href="/nlt/john/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. <a href="/esv/john/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. <a href="/bsb/john/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="/blb/john/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; the one coming to Me never shall hunger, and the one believing in Me never shall thirst at any time. <a href="/kjv/john/6.htm">King James Bible</a> And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. <a href="/nkjv/john/6.htm">New King James Version</a> And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. <a href="/nasb_/john/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; the one who comes to Me will not be hungry, and the one who believes in Me will never be thirsty. <a href="/nasb/john/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> Jesus said to them, &#8220I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. <a href="/nasb77/john/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me shall not hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. <a href="/lsb/john/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. <a href="/amp/john/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Jesus replied to them, “I am the Bread of Life. The one who comes to Me will never be hungry, and the one who believes in Me [as Savior] will never be thirsty [for that one will be sustained spiritually]. <a href="/csb/john/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “I am the bread of life,” Jesus told them. “No one who comes to me will ever be hungry, and no one who believes in me will ever be thirsty again. <a href="/hcsb/john/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220I am the bread of life,&#8221 Jesus told them. &#8220No one who comes to Me will ever be hungry, and no one who believes in Me will ever be thirsty again. <a href="/asv/john/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. <a href="/cev/john/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus replied: I am the bread that gives life! No one who comes to me will ever be hungry. No one who has faith in me will ever be thirsty. <a href="/erv/john/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. <a href="/gwt/john/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus told them, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never become hungry, and whoever believes in me will never become thirsty. <a href="/gnt/john/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> "I am the bread of life," Jesus told them. "Those who come to me will never be hungry; those who believe in me will never be thirsty. <a href="/isv/john/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> Jesus told them, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never become hungry, and whoever believes in me will never become thirsty. <a href="/msb/john/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="/net/john/6.htm">NET Bible</a> Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty. <a href="/nheb/john/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. <a href="/wbt/john/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me, shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me, shall never thirst. <a href="/wey/john/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "I am the bread of Life," replied Jesus; "he who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never, never thirst. <a href="/web/john/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will not be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Jesus said to them, “I AM the bread of life; he who is coming to Me may not hunger, and he who is believing in Me may not thirst—at any time; <a href="/blb/john/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; the one coming to Me never shall hunger, and the one believing in Me never shall thirst at any time. <a href="/ylt/john/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of the life; he who is coming unto me may not hunger, and he who is believing in me may not thirst -- at any time; <a href="/slt/john/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he coming to me should not hunger; and he believing in me should not thirst.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Jesus said to them: I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger: and he that believeth in me shall never thirst. <a href="/cpdv/john/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then Jesus said to them: “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. <a href="/nabre/john/6.htm">New American Bible</a> Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. <a href="/nrsvce/john/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall never hunger; and he who believes in me shall never thirst. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Yeshua said to them, “I AM THE LIVING GOD, The Bread of Life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever trusts in me shall never thirst.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Jesus said to them: I am the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger; he that believes on me shall never thirst. <a href="/godbey/john/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Then Jesus said to them, <FR>I am the bread of life; the one coming unto me can never hunger, and the one believing on me shall never thirst.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then said Jesus to them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst more. <a href="/mace/john/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Jesus answer'd, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me, shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me, shall never thirst. <a href="/wey/john/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "I am the bread of Life," replied Jesus; "he who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never, never thirst. <a href="/worrell/john/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Jesus said to them, <FR>"I am the Bread of Life; he who comes to Me shall not hunger, and he who believes on Me shall never thirst.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Then Jesus said unto them, <FR>I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/6-35.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=1988" 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> …34“Sir,” they said, “give us this bread at all times.” 35<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."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: Eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">answered,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: Egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">“I</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eimi (V-PIA-1S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">am</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: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2222.htm" title="2222: zōēs (N-GFS) -- Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life.">of life.</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.">Whoever</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: erchomenos (V-PPM/P-NMS) -- To come, go. ">comes</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: eme (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/3983.htm" title="3983: peinasē (V-ASA-3S) -- To be hungry, needy, desire earnestly. From the same as penes; to famish; figuratively, to crave.">will never hunger,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</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.">whoever</a> <a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: pisteuōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">believes</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">in</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: eme (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/4455.htm" title="4455: pōpote (Adv) -- At any time, ever. From po and pote; at any time, i.e. at no time."></a> <a href="/greek/1372.htm" title="1372: dipsēsei (V-FIA-3S) -- To thirst for, desire earnestly. From a variation of dipsos; to thirst for.">will never thirst.</a> 36But as I stated, you have seen Me and still you do not believe.…<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/4-13.htm">John 4:13-14</a> Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. / 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/7-37.htm">John 7:37-38</a> On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” <a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1-2</a> “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. <a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a> Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. <a href="/revelation/7-16.htm">Revelation 7:16-17</a> ‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’ / For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’” <a href="/john/1-1.htm">John 1:1-3</a> In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a> For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. <a href="/john/10-9.htm">John 10:9</a> I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture. <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/15-5.htm">John 15:5</a> I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. <a href="/psalms/34-8.htm">Psalm 34:8</a> Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! <a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">Psalm 42:1-2</a> For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. / My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence? <a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Psalm 63:1</a> A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water. <a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10</a> They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water. <a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a> “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.I am.<a href="/john/6-41.htm">John 6:41,48-58</a> The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven… <a href="/1_corinthians/10-16.htm">1 Corinthians 10:16-18</a> The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? … <a href="/1_corinthians/11-23.htm">1 Corinthians 11:23-29</a> For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: … he that cometh.<a href="/john/6-37.htm">John 6:37,44,45,65</a> All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out… <a href="/john/5-40.htm">John 5:40</a> And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.<a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37</a> In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.never hunger.<a href="/john/4-13.htm">John 4:13,14</a> Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: … <a href="/john/7-38.htm">John 7:38</a> He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.<a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10</a> They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/5-24.htm">Believes</a> <a href="/john/5-24.htm">Believeth</a> <a href="/john/5-46.htm">Believing</a> <a href="/john/6-34.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/john/4-44.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/john/4-15.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/john/6-30.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/john/6-27.htm">Food</a> <a href="/luke/15-17.htm">Hunger</a> <a href="/luke/6-26.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/john/6-32.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/6-33.htm">Life</a> <a href="/john/6-11.htm">Need</a> <a href="/john/4-15.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/john/4-15.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/john/6-17.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/6-40.htm">Believes</a> <a href="/john/6-40.htm">Believeth</a> <a href="/john/6-40.htm">Believing</a> <a href="/john/6-41.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/john/7-42.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/john/6-53.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/john/6-36.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/john/6-50.htm">Food</a> <a href="/romans/8-35.htm">Hunger</a> <a href="/acts/10-10.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/john/6-41.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/6-40.htm">Life</a> <a href="/john/7-37.htm">Need</a> <a href="/john/7-37.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/john/7-37.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/john/6-66.htm">Time</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>Jesus answered This phrase indicates a response to a preceding question or situation. In the context of <a href="/john/6.htm">John 6</a>, Jesus is addressing the crowd that followed Him after the feeding of the 5,000. They were seeking more physical bread, but Jesus redirects their focus to spiritual sustenance. This setting is significant as it follows a miraculous sign, emphasizing Jesus' authority and the importance of His teachings.I am the bread of life The "I am" statement is one of several in the Gospel of John, echoing God's self-identification to Moses in <a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14</a>, "I AM WHO I AM." This connection underscores Jesus' divinity. The metaphor of "bread" is deeply rooted in Jewish culture, symbolizing sustenance and life. In the wilderness, God provided manna to the Israelites, which is a type of Christ as the true spiritual sustenance. Jesus positions Himself as essential for spiritual life, surpassing the temporary satisfaction of physical bread.Whoever comes to Me will never hunger This invitation to "come" signifies an act of faith and trust in Jesus. The promise of never hungering is not about physical hunger but spiritual fulfillment. In the cultural context, bread was a staple of the diet, representing basic human need. Jesus offers Himself as the fulfillment of the deepest spiritual needs, echoing <a href="/isaiah/55.htm">Isaiah 55:1-2</a>, where God invites the thirsty and hungry to come and be satisfied.and whoever believes in Me will never thirst Belief in Jesus is equated with spiritual satisfaction. The imagery of thirst is reminiscent of Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman in <a href="/john/4.htm">John 4</a>, where He offers "living water." This promise of never thirsting again highlights the completeness and sufficiency of the salvation and life Jesus provides. It also connects to Old Testament prophecies, such as <a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10</a>, where God promises to guide and satisfy His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure in this passage, declaring Himself as the "bread of life," which signifies His role as the spiritual sustenance for believers. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a> The audience to whom Jesus is speaking. They had followed Him after witnessing the miracle of the feeding of the 5,000 and were seeking more signs. 3. <a href="/topical/c/capernaum.htm">Capernaum</a> The location where this discourse takes place, a town on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, which served as a base for Jesus' ministry. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_feeding_of_the_5,000.htm">The Feeding of the 5,000</a> A miraculous event that precedes this teaching, where Jesus fed a large crowd with five loaves and two fish, symbolizing His ability to provide abundantly. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> Followers of Jesus who are present during this teaching, learning about the deeper spiritual truths of His mission.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/j/jesus_as_the_source_of_spiritual_sustenance.htm">Jesus as the Source of Spiritual Sustenance</a> Jesus identifies Himself as essential for spiritual life, just as bread is essential for physical life. Believers are called to rely on Him daily for spiritual nourishment. <a href="/topical/t/the_invitation_to_come_and_believe.htm">The Invitation to Come and Believe</a> The verbs "come" and "believe" are continuous actions in Greek, indicating an ongoing relationship with Christ. This teaches us the importance of a daily, active faith. <a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_satisfaction.htm">The Promise of Satisfaction</a> Jesus promises that those who come to Him will never hunger or thirst spiritually. This assurance encourages believers to seek fulfillment in Christ rather than worldly pursuits. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faith.htm">The Importance of Faith</a> Believing in Jesus is central to experiencing the life He offers. Faith is not just intellectual assent but involves trust and reliance on Him for all aspects of life. <a href="/topical/l/living_out_the_bread_of_life.htm">Living Out the Bread of Life</a> As recipients of the bread of life, believers are called to share this spiritual nourishment with others, reflecting Christ's love and provision in their communities.<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/does_'bread_of_life'_conflict_beliefs.htm">John 6:35: Does Jesus’s claim to be the “bread of life” conflict with other biblical teachings or Jewish beliefs about divine provision? </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/who_is_the_bread,_light,_and_more.htm">Who is the bread, light, door, shepherd, resurrection, way, vine?</a> <a href="/q/what_sustains_you_daily,_like_bread.htm">What sustains you daily, like bread?</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>(35) I am the bread of life.--Comp. again the conversation with the woman of Samaria. Here they have asked for "this bread," the bread which giveth life, as distinct from that which perisheth. It is now present with them. He is that bread, whose characteristic is life. He is the Word of God, revealing God to man, teaching the eternal truths which are the life of the spirit just as bread is of the body.He that cometh to me . . . he that believeth on me.--The natural bread satisfied no need unless it was appropriated and eaten. Prompted by hunger, they had taken into hand and mouth the loaves He had given them, and were filled. The same law holds for the spiritual bread. It is taken by him who comes to Christ; it is eaten by him who believes on Him, and it satisfies every need. It sustains the spiritual life in strength, and refreshes it in weariness. The bread of life giveth a principle of life, and he who hungereth and thirsteth for it shall also be filled, but with that which abideth, so that he shall never hunger and shall never thirst. (Comp. <a href="/matthew/5-6.htm" title="Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.">Matthew 5:6</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 35. - [But, or then] Jesus said to them, now dropping all disguise, and gathering up into one burning word all the previous teaching, which they might have fathomed, but did not. I am the Bread of life; or "that which cometh down out of heaven, the veritable life-eternal-giving Bread, which I, as the steward of the Divine bounty, am giving, is my very self, my Divine humanity." On other occasions the Lord said, "I am the Light of the world" (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>), "I am the good Shepherd" (<a href="/john/10-14.htm">John 10:14</a>), "I am the Resurrection and the Life" (<a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25</a>), "I am the veritable Vine" (<a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1</a>). He claims here to be giving himself to the world, as the Source of its true life. The mode in which any human being can so assimilate this Bread that it should accomplish its purposes and transform itself into life, is by "coming" or "believing." The two terms are parallel, though in "craning" there is more emphasis laid on the distinct act of the will than in "believing." The process is very impressively conveyed. He who has started to come, he that is coming to me, shall by no means hunger; he that is believing on me - endeavouring to effect such inward approval and surrender - shall never thirst (the πώποτε responds here to the πάντοτε). There is no special significance in the two-foldness of the parallel. "Coming" does not stand in any more immediate relation to "eating" than to "drinking," to the satisfaction of hunger than to that of thirst, nor does "believing" connote exclusively either the one or the other. The parallelism is a strengthening of the same idea. Approach to himself, believing surrender to the reality of his word, will satisfy the most pressing spiritual need, and do it in such a way that the hunger and thirst shall not, shall never, return. There is an invincible and unalterable assent produced by a real apprehension of Christ, which cannot be shaken out of the soul. Satisfaction of hunger may possibly (as Godet suggests) point to the supply of strength, and the appeasing of thirst to the supply of peace. The deeper idea is that the desire of the soul is satisfied, and it is not a recurrent desire. There are certain realities which, if once perceived, can never be unknown afterwards. There are consolations which, if once supplied, absolutely stanch and heal the wounds of the soul. Christ, in "coming down from heaven," by revealing the Divine Sonship in a Son of man. brings all heaven with him, opens all the Father's heart. To come to him and to believe on him is to feed on the corn of heaven and drink of that river of life, clear as crystal, which is ever issuing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. <a href="/commentaries/john/6-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. answered, Εἶπεν (Eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “I Ἐγώ (Egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. am εἰμι (eimi) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st 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. 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 life. ζωῆς (zōēs) Noun - Genitive 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. Whoever 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 ἐρχόμενος (erchomenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. Me ἐμὲ (eme) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. will never hunger, πεινάσῃ (peinasē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3983.htm">Strong's 3983: </a> To be hungry, needy, desire earnestly. From the same as penes; to famish; figuratively, to crave. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. whoever 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. believes πιστεύων (pisteuōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. in εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Me ἐμὲ (eme) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. will never thirst. διψήσει (dipsēsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1372.htm">Strong's 1372: </a> To thirst for, desire earnestly. 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