John 6:35

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

And Iesus sayde vnto them: I am that breed of life. He that cometh to me shall not honger: and he that beleveth on me shall never thurst.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς: ὁ ἐρχόμενος πρός με οὐ μὴ πεινάσῃ· καὶ ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμὲ οὐ μὴ διψήσῃ πώποτε.

Transliteration

Eipen de to them the Iēsous, Egō eimi the artos of the zōēs: the one erchomenos pros me ou mē peinasē; and the one pisteuōn in me ou mē dipsēsē pōpote.

Grammar Details

• *Eipen*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd singular - said
• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *Egō*: personal pronoun, nominative, 1st singular - I
• *eimi*: present, indicative, active, 1st singular - am
• *artos*: nominative, masculine, singular - bread
• *zōēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - of life
• *erchomenos*: present, participle, middle, nominative, masculine, singular - coming
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
• *ou mē*: emphatic negation - not at all/never
• *peinasē*: aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd singular - will hunger
• *pisteuōn*: present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - believing
• *dipsēsē*: aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd singular - will thirst
• *pōpote*: adverb - ever/at any time

Word Meanings

• *de*: but/and/now
• *Egō eimi*: I am (emphatic expression)
• *artos*: bread/loaf/food
• *zōēs*: of life/existence
• *erchomenos*: coming/approaching
• *pros*: to/toward/with
• *peinasē*: will hunger/be hungry
• *pisteuōn*: believing/trusting/having faith
• *dipsēsē*: will thirst/be thirsty
• *pōpote*: ever/at any time/never

Referenced Verses

• John 6:41 : 41 The Iewes then murmured at him because he sayde: I am that breed which is come doune from heaven.
• John 6:48-58 : 48 I am that breed of lyfe. 49 Youre fathers dyd eate Mana in ye wildernes and are deed. 50 This is that breed which cometh fro heave yt he which eateth of it shuld also not dye. 51 I am that lyvinge breed which came doune from heave. Yf eny man eate of this breed he shall live forever. And the breed that I will geve is my flesshe which I will geve for the lyfe of ye worlde 52 And the Iewes strove amoge them selves sayinge: How can this felowe geve vs his flesshe to eate? 53 Then Iesus sayde vnto them: Verely verely I saye vnto you except ye eate ye flesshe of ye sonne of man and drinke his bloude ye shall not have lyfe in you. 54 Whosoever eateth my flesshe and drinketh my bloude hath eternall lyfe: and I will rayse him vp at the last daye. 55 For my flesshe is meate in dede: and my bloude is drynke in dede. 56 He that eateth my flesshe and drynketh my bloude dwelleth in me and I in him. 57 As the lyvinge father hath sent me even so lyve I by my father: and he that eateth me shall live by me. 58 This is the breed which cam from heave: not as youre fathers have eaten Manna and are deed. He that eateth of this breed shall live ever.
• Luke 6:25 : 25 Wo be to you yt are full: for ye shall honger. Wo be to you that now laugh: for ye shall wayle and wepe.
• John 7:37-38 : 37 In the last daye that great daye of the feaste Iesus stode and cryed sayinge: If eny man thyrst let him come vnto me and drinke. 38 He that beleveth on me as sayeth the scripture out of his belly shall flowe ryvers of water of lyfe.
• Rev 7:16 : 16 They shalt honger no more nether thyrst nether shall the sunne lyght on them nether eny heate:
• Rev 22:17 : 17 And the sprete and the bryde sayde come. And let him that heareth saye also come. And let him that is athyrst come. And let whosoever wyll take of the water of lyfe fre.
• 1 Cor 10:16-18 : 16 Ys not the cuppe of blessinge which we blesse partakynge of ye bloude of Christ? ys not the breed which we breake partetakynge of the body of Christ? 17 because that we (though we be many) yet are one breed and one bodye in as moch as we all are partetakers of one breed. 18 Beholde Israhell which walketh carnally. Are not they which eate of the sacrifyse partetakers of the aultre?
• 1 Cor 11:23-29 : 23 That which I delyvered vnto you I receaved of ye LORde. For ye LORde Iesus the same nyght in which he was betrayed toke breed: 24 and thanked and brake and sayde. Take ye and eate ye: this is my body which is broken for you. This do ye in the remembraunce of me. 25 After the same maner he toke the cup when sopper was done sayinge. This cup is the newe testament in my bloude. This do as oft as ye drynke it in the remebraunce of me. 26 For as often as ye shall eate this breed and drynke this cup ye shall shewe the LORdes deeth tyll he come. 27 Wherfore whosoevere shall eate of this bred or drynke of the cup vnworthely shalbe giltie of the body and bloud of the Lorde 28 Let a ma therfore examen him silfe and so let hi eate of the breed and drynke of the cup. 29 For he yt eateth or drinketh vnworthely eateth and drynketh his awne damnacion because he maketh no difference of the lordis body.
• John 5:40 : 40 And yet will ye not come to me that ye might have lyfe.
• John 6:37 : 37 All that the father geveth me shall come to me: and him yt cometh to me I cast not awaye.
• John 4:13-14 : 13 Iesus answered and sayde vnto hir: whosoever drinketh of this water shall thurst agayne. 14 But whosoever shall drinke of ye water yt I shall geve him shall never be more a thyrst: but the water that I shall geve him shalbe in him a well of water springinge vp in to everlastinge lyfe.
• John 6:65 : 65 And he sayde: Therfore sayde I vnto you: that no man can come vnto me except it were geven vnto him of my father.
• John 6:44-45 : 44 No man can come to me except the father which hath sent me drawe him. And I will rayse him vp at the last daye. 45 It is written in the Prophetes yt they shall all be taught of God. Every man therfore that hath hearde and hath learned of the father commeth vnto me.
• Matt 11:28 : 28 Come vnto me all ye that laboure and are laden and I wyll ease you.