John 6:48
I am that bread of life.
KJV
ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς.
Greek NT
Ego sum panis vitæ.
Vulgate
I am the bread of life.
ASV
I am the bread of life.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
5 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
ζωή
zoe
noun · 135×
ἄρτος
artos
noun · 97×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Typology
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- 1Cor 10:16 — 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?
- 1Cor 11:24 — And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
- Gen 2:9 — And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evi
- Gen 3:22 — And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
- Isa 55:2 — Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in f
- John 6:33 — For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
- John 6:33 — For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
- John 6:35 — 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.
- John 6:41 — The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
- John 6:41 — The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
- John 6:51 — I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
- Mark 14:22 — And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
- Matt 5:6 — Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
- Ps 22:26 — The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
- Ps 105:40 — The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
- Rev 2:17 — He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name w