John 6:58
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.”
πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
ζάω
will live
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ζάω
To live, to be alive. Zao. I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live. Life in Scripture is always relational. To live is to be connected to the source of life.
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οὗτος
This
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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οὐρανός
heaven
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οὐρανός
Heaven, sky, the dwelling of God. Ouranos. Our Father in heaven. Heaven is not just a place but a presence. The Father is there. And where the Father is is home.
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τρώγω
eating
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τρώγω
or perhaps rather of a base of G5167 (τρυγών) and G5149 (τρίζω) through the idea of a craunching sound; to gnaw or chew, i.e. (generally) to eat
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καταβαίνω
having come down,
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καταβαίνω
to descend (literally or figuratively)
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φάγω
ate
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φάγω
to eat (literally or figuratively)
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μάννα
manna
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μάννα
manna (i.e. man), an edible gum
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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