John 6:58
King James Version
28 Jul 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.”
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.
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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καταβαίνω
having come down,
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καταβαίνω
To descend, come down. Katabaínō. The Spirit descended like a dove, and the bread of life came down from heaven. God is not distant. He comes down.
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
Just as, in the same way, inasmuch as. Kathōs. God loves, forgives, and gives — and calls us to do likewise. How He acts becomes the pattern for how we act. Live up to the standard.
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φάγω
ate
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φάγω
To eat, consume. Phagō. Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. What you consume shapes you. Feed carefully.
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πατήρ
fathers
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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.
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μάννα
manna
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μάννα
Manna, bread from heaven. Manna. God fed his people in the wilderness with what no human hand could produce. Jesus declared himself the true manna, the living bread that gives eternal life. Taste and see.
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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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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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