KJV: For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
YLT: for the bread of God is that which is coming down out of the heaven, and giving life to the world.'
Darby: For the bread of God is he who comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.
ASV: For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
| ἄρτος | bread |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ἄρτος Sense: food composed of flour mixed with water and baked. |
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| τοῦ | - |
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Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| Θεοῦ | of God |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: θεός Sense: a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities. |
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| ὁ | the [One] |
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Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| καταβαίνων | coming down |
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Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: καταβαίνω Sense: to go down, come down, descend. |
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| ἐκ | out of |
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Parse: Preposition Root: ἐκ Sense: out of, from, by, away from. |
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| οὐρανοῦ | heaven |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: οὐρανός Sense: the vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it. |
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| ζωὴν | life |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: ζωή Sense: life. |
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| διδοὺς | giving |
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Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: διδῶ Sense: to give. |
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| τῷ | to the |
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Parse: Article, Dative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| κόσμῳ | world |
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Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Singular Root: κόσμος Sense: an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government. |
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Greek Commentary for John 6:33
All bread is of God (Matthew 6:11). The manna came down from heaven (Numbers 11:9) as does this bread Refers to the bread Bernard notes that this phrase (coming down) is used seven times in this discourse (John 6:33, John 6:38, John 6:41, John 6:42, John 6:50, John 6:51, John 6:58). Giveth life Chrysostom observes that the manna gave nourishment This is a most astounding statement to the crowd. [source]
So it may be rendered; but also that which, referring to ἄρτος , bread: and so, better, as Rev., since Jesus does not identify Himself with the bread until John 6:35. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for John 6:33
The present participle. The coming regarded as still in process of manifestation. Compare John 6:33. [source]
All bread is of God (Matthew 6:11). The manna came down from heaven (Numbers 11:9) as does this bread Refers to the bread Bernard notes that this phrase (coming down) is used seven times in this discourse (John 6:33, John 6:38, John 6:41, John 6:42, John 6:50, John 6:51, John 6:58). Giveth life Chrysostom observes that the manna gave nourishment This is a most astounding statement to the crowd. [source]
Perfect active indicative of καταβαινω katabainō See note on John 6:33 for frequent use of this phrase by Jesus. Here απο apo is correct rather than εκ ek with του ουρανου tou ouranou Not to do “Not that I keep on doing” (final clause with ινα hina and present active subjunctive of ποιεω poieō). But the will Supply ινα ποιω hina poiō after αλλα alla “but that I keep on doing.” This is the fulness of joy for Jesus, to do his Father‘s will (John 4:34; John 5:30). [source]
Imperfect active of the onomatopoetic verb γογγυζω gogguzō late verb in lxx (murmuring against Moses), papyri (vernacular), like the cooing of doves or the buzzing of bees. These Galilean Jews are puzzled over what Jesus had said (John 6:33, John 6:35) about his being the bread of God come down from heaven. [source]
This language fits in better with John 7:52 than with John 8:11. Just suppose Jesus is in the temple on the following day. Unto them The Pharisees and crowds in the temple after the feast was past. I am the light of the world Jesus had called his followers “the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14), but that was light reflected from him. Already Jesus (the Logos) had been called the true light of men (John 1:9; John 3:19). The Psalmist calls God his Light (Psalm 27:1). So Isaiah 60:19. At the feast of tabernacles in the Court of the Women where Jesus was on this day (John 8:20) there were brilliant candelabra and there was the memory of the pillar of cloud by day and of fire by night. But with all this background this supreme and exclusive claim of Jesus (repeated in John 9:5) to being the light of the whole world (of Gentiles as well as of Jews) startled the Pharisees and challenged their opposition. Shall have the light of life The light which springs from and issues in life (Westcott). Cf. John 6:33, John 6:51 about Jesus being the Bread of Life. In this sublime claim we come to a decisive place. It will not do to praise Jesus and deny his deity. Only as the Son of God can we justify and accept this language which otherwise is mere conceit and froth. [source]
Rev., life-giving. Not merely living, but imparting life. Compare John 1:4; John 3:36; John 5:26, John 5:40; John 6:33, John 6:35; John 10:10; John 11:25; John 14:6. The period at which Christ became a quickening Spirit is the resurrection, after which His body began to take on the characteristics of a spiritual body. See Romans 6:4; 1 Peter 1:21. [source]
Used nowhere else of Christ's second coming. Frequently in the Fourth Gospel, of Christ's descent to earth as man. See John 3:13; John 6:33, John 6:38, John 6:41, etc. In Ephesians 4:9, of his descent by the Spirit in order to endow the church. [source]