John

John 6:51–52

⁵¹I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”

⁵²At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”

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John 6:51

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	ἐγώ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
am	εἰμι	eimi	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
living	ζῶν	zōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2198 I live
bread	ἄρτος	artos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G740 bread, a loaf, food
that	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
came down	καταβάς	katabas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2597 I go down, come down
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
heaven	οὐρανοῦ	ouranou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven
If	ἐάν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
anyone	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
eats	φάγῃ	phagē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5315 I eat
of	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
this	τούτου	toutou	Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
bread	ἄρτου	artou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G740 bread, a loaf, food
he will live	ζήσει	zēsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2198 I live
forever	αἰῶνα	aiōna	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G165 an age, a cycle of time
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
bread	ἄρτος	artos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G740 bread, a loaf, food
which	ὃν	hon	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
will give	δώσω	dōsō	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
for	ὑπὲρ	hyper	Preposition	G5228 in behalf of, above
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
life	ζωῆς	zōēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2222 life
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
world	κόσμου	kosmou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2889 the world, universe
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
My	μού	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
flesh	σάρξ	sarx	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4561 flesh, body

John 6:52

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At this	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Jews	Ἰουδαῖοι	Ioudaioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
began to argue	Ἐμάχοντο	Emachonto	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G3164 I engage in battle, fight, strive
among	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
themselves	ἀλλήλους	allēlous	Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G240 one another
How	Πῶς	Pōs	Adverb	G4459 how, in what manner
can	δύναται	dynatai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1410 I am powerful, am able
this	οὗτος	houtos	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
give	δοῦναι	dounai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1325 I offer, give
us	ἡμῖν	hēmin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
flesh	σάρκα	sarka	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4561 flesh, body
to eat	φαγεῖν	phagein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G5315 I eat

Cross-references

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John 6:51 Luke 22:19 · John 6:33 · Titus 2:14 · Hebrews 10:5–12 · John 3:13 · 2 Corinthians 5:21 · Matthew 20:28 · Hebrews 10:20 · John 3:16 · 1 Peter 2:4 · John 1:29 · Ephesians 5:2

John 6:52 John 9:16 · John 10:19 · John 6:41 · 1 Corinthians 2:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.