Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
This is the bread that came down from heaven, not the kind that your ancestors ate. They died, but the one who eats this bread will live forever."
A Conservative Version
This is the bread that came down out of heaven, not as your fathers ate the manna and died. He who eats this bread will live into the age.
American Standard Version
This is the bread which came down out of heaven: not as the fathers ate, and died; he that eateth this bread shall live for ever.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
This is the bread that came down from heaven [i.e., Jesus is referring to Himself]. [It is] not like [the bread] our forefathers ate and [then] died. The person who eats this bread will live forever."
Anderson New Testament
This is the bread that came down from heaven; not as your fathers ate the manna, and died; he that eats this bread shall live forever.
Bible in Basic English
This is the bread which has come down from heaven. It is not like the food which your fathers had: they took of the manna, and are dead; but he who takes this bread for food will have life for ever.
Common New Testament
This is the bread which came down from heaven, not as your fathers ate the manna and died. He who eats this bread will live for ever."
Daniel Mace New Testament
this is that bread which came down from heaven: very different from that manna, which your fathers did eat but died nevertheless: he that eateth of this bread, shall live for ever.
Darby Translation
This is the bread which has come down out of heaven. Not as the fathers ate and died: he that eats this bread shall live for ever.
Godbey New Testament
He is the bread having come down from heaven: not as the fathers ate, and died: the one eating this bread shall live forever.
Goodspeed New Testament
This is the bread that has come down out of heaven??ot like that which your forefathers ate and yet died. Whoever lives on this bread will live forever."
John Wesley New Testament
This is the bread which came down from heaven; not as your fathers ate manna, and died: he that eateth of this bread, shall live for ever.
Julia Smith Translation
This is the bread which having come down from heaven: not as your fathers ate manna, and died: he chewing this bread shall live forever.
King James 2000
This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eats of this bread shall live forever.
Lexham Expanded Bible
This is the bread that came down from heaven, not as the fathers ate and died. The one who eats this bread will live {forever}."
Modern King James verseion
This is the Bread which came down from Heaven, not as your fathers ate the manna, and died; he who partakes of this Bread shall live forever.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This is the bread which came from heaven: not as your fathers have eaten manna and are dead. He that eateth of this bread, shall live ever."
Moffatt New Testament
Such is the bread which has come down from heaven: your ancestors ate their bread and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live for ever."
Montgomery New Testament
"This is the bread which came down from heaven; not such as your fathers ate and died, for he who feeds upon this bread shall live forever."
NET Bible
This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ate, but then later died. The one who eats this bread will live forever."
New Heart English Bible
This is the bread which came down out of heaven?not as the fathers ate, and died. He who eats this bread will live forever."
Noyes New Testament
This is the bread which came down from heaven; not as the fathers ate, and died; he that eateth this bread will live for ever.
Sawyer New Testament
This is the bread which came down from heaven; not as your fathers eat and died, he that eats this bread shall live forever.
The Emphasized Bible
This, is the bread, which, out of heaven, came down: - Not just as your fathers did eat - and died! He that feedeth upon this bread, shall live unto times age-abiding.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
This is the bread which came down from heaven, not as the manna your fathers did eat, and died: he that eateth this bread shall live to eternity.
Twentieth Century New Testament
That is the Bread which has come down from Heaven--not such as your ancestors ate, and yet died; he who takes this Bread for his food shall live for ever."
Webster
This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers ate manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
Weymouth New Testament
This is the bread which came down out of Heaven; it is unlike that which your forefathers ate--for they ate and yet died. He who eats this bread shall live for ever."
Williams New Testament
This is the bread that comes down out of heaven; not as your forefathers ate the manna, and yet died. Whoever continues to eat this bread will live forever."
World English Bible
This is the bread which came down out of heaven -- not as our fathers ate the manna, and died. He who eats this bread will live forever."
Worrell New Testament
This is the Bread That came down out of Heaven. Not as the fathers ate, and died: he that eats this Bread shall live forever."
Worsley New Testament
This is the bread that came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat, and yet are dead. He that eateth this bread shall live for ever.
Youngs Literal Translation
this is the bread that came down out of the heaven; not as your fathers did eat the manna, and died; he who is eating this bread shall live -- to the age.'
Themes
Body » Those that eat the body of Christ
Flesh » Those that eat the flesh of Christ
Flesh » Symolical » Body of Christ symbolized by the bread
Spiritual food » Christ, the bread of life
Jesus Christ » History of » Teaches in the synagogue in capernaum
Eternal life » Results from » Eating the bread of life
Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ, as the bread of life
Topics
Interlinear
Houtos
Katabaino
Apothnesko
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 6:58
Prayers for John 6:58
Verse Info
Context Readings
Discourse About The Bread Of Life
57
The living Father sent me and I live because of the Father. He who takes me for his food will live because of me.
58
Cross References
John 6:41
The Jews complained about him. This is because he said 'I am the bread that came down out of heaven.'
John 6:47-51
Truly, truly I tell you, he who believes has everlasting life.
John 3:36
He who puts active faith in the Son has everlasting life. He who disobeys* the Son will not see life for the wrath of God remains upon him. (*Greek: apeitheo: willfully disobey, not having faith)
John 6:31-34
Our fathers ate manna in the wilderness. It is written, 'He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.'