John 6:32

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, Οὐ Μωσῆς δέδωκεν ὑμῖν τὸν ἄρτον ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ· ἀλλʼ ὁ Πατήρ μου δίδωσιν ὑμῖν τὸν ἄρτον ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τὸν ἀληθινόν.

Transliteration

Eipen oun to them the Iēsous, Amēn, amēn, legō to you, Not Mōsēs dedōken to you the arton from the ouranou; but the Patēr of me didōsin to you the arton from the ouranou the alēthinon.

Grammar Details

*Eipen*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd singular - said
*oun*: inferential particle - therefore/then
*Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
*Amēn*: Hebrew transliteration - truly/verily
*legō*: present, indicative, active, 1st singular - I say/tell
*Mōsēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - Moses
*dedōken*: perfect, indicative, active, 3rd singular - has given
*arton*: accusative, masculine, singular - bread/loaf
*ouranou*: genitive, masculine, singular - heaven/sky
*Patēr*: nominative, masculine, singular - Father
*didōsin*: present, indicative, active, 3rd singular - gives
*alēthinon*: accusative, masculine, singular - true/genuine

Word Meanings

*Amēn*: truly/verily/certainly
*Mōsēs*: Moses
*dedōken*: has given/provided
*arton*: bread/loaf
*ouranou*: heaven/sky
*Patēr*: Father
*didōsin*: gives/provides
*alēthinon*: true/genuine/real

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Exod 16:4 : 4 Then said Jehovah unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.
Exod 16:8 : 8 And Moses said, [This shall be], when Jehovah shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that Jehovah heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against Jehovah.
Ps 78:23 : 23 Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;
John 1:9 : 9 There was the true light, [even the light] which lighteth every man, coming into the world.
John 6:33 : 33 For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
John 6:35 : 35 {G1161} Jesus said unto them. I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not {G4455} hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never {G4455} thirst.
John 6:41 : 41 The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, I am the bread which came down out of heaven.
John 6:50 : 50 This is the bread which cometh down out of heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
John 6:55 : 55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
John 6:58 : 58 This is the bread which came down out of heaven: not as the fathers ate, {G3131} and died; he that eateth {G740} this bread shall live for ever.
John 15:1 : 1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
Gal 4:4 : 4 but when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
1 John 5:20 : 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

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33For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
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