John 6:48
New International Version
I am the bread of life.

New Living Translation
Yes, I am the bread of life!

English Standard Version
I am the bread of life.

Berean Standard Bible
I am the bread of life.

Berean Literal Bible
I am the bread of life.

King James Bible
I am that bread of life.

New King James Version
I am the bread of life.

New American Standard Bible
I am the bread of life.

NASB 1995
“I am the bread of life.

NASB 1977
“I am the bread of life.

Legacy Standard Bible
I am the bread of life.

Amplified Bible
I am the Bread of Life [the Living Bread which gives and sustains life].

Christian Standard Bible
I am the bread of life.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I am the bread of life.

American Standard Version
I am the bread of life.

Contemporary English Version
I am the bread that gives life!

English Revised Version
I am the bread of life.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I am the bread of life.

Good News Translation
I am the bread of life.

International Standard Version
I'm the bread of life.

Majority Standard Bible
I am the bread of life.

NET Bible
I am the bread of life.

New Heart English Bible
I am the bread of life.

Webster's Bible Translation
I am that bread of life.

Weymouth New Testament
I am the bread of Life.

World English Bible
I am the bread of life.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
I AM the bread of life;

Berean Literal Bible
I am the bread of life.

Young's Literal Translation
I am the bread of the life;

Smith's Literal Translation
I am the bread of life.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I am the bread of life.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I am the bread of life.

New American Bible
I am the bread of life.

New Revised Standard Version
I am the bread of life.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
I am the bread of life.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“I AM THE LIVING GOD, The Bread of Life.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
I am the bread of life.

Godbey New Testament
I am the bread of life.

Haweis New Testament
I am the bread of life.

Mace New Testament
I am the bread of life,

Weymouth New Testament
I am the bread of Life.

Worrell New Testament
I am the Bread of Life.

Worsley New Testament
I am the bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead:

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Jesus the Bread of Life
47Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life. 48I am the bread of life. 49Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.…

Cross References
John 6:35
Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.

John 6:51
I 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.”

John 6:33
For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

John 6:41
At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”

John 6:58
This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”

John 1:1-3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.

John 1:14
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 4:14
But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”

John 5:24
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.

John 10:10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.

John 11:25
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.

John 14:6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Matthew 4:4
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Matthew 26:26
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”


Treasury of Scripture

I am that bread of life.

John 6:33-35,41,51
For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world…

1 Corinthians 10:16,17
The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? …

1 Corinthians 11:24,25
And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me…

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John 6
1. Jesus feeds five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes.
15. Thereupon the people would have made him king;
16. but withdrawing himself, he walks on the sea to his disciples;
26. reproves the people flocking after him, and all the fleshly hearers of his word;
32. declares himself to be the bread of life to believers.
66. Many disciples depart from him.
68. Peter confesses him.
70. Judas is a devil.














I am
This phrase is significant in the Gospel of John, as it echoes the divine name revealed to Moses in Exodus 3:14, "I AM WHO I AM." In Greek, "Ego eimi" is used, which is a strong declaration of identity and existence. Jesus uses "I am" statements throughout John to reveal His divine nature and mission. This phrase asserts His eternal existence and His unity with God the Father, emphasizing His role as the divine Son of God.

the bread
Bread in the ancient world was a staple of life, essential for sustenance. In the context of John 6, Jesus had just performed the miracle of feeding the 5,000 with loaves and fishes, which sets the stage for this metaphor. The Greek word "artos" refers to bread, symbolizing nourishment and life. Jesus is positioning Himself as essential for spiritual life, just as bread is for physical life. This metaphor would resonate deeply with His audience, who understood the importance of bread in their daily existence.

of life
The phrase "of life" (Greek: "zoe") signifies not just physical life but eternal and spiritual life. In the Gospel of John, "life" is a central theme, often associated with the eternal life that Jesus offers. By declaring Himself the "bread of life," Jesus is offering Himself as the source of eternal sustenance and salvation. This statement invites believers to seek spiritual nourishment and eternal life through Him, contrasting with the temporary satisfaction of physical bread.

(48) I am that bread of life.--Better, I am the bread of life. The words, which seem to them so hard to fathom (John 6:41), are only an expression of this truth in the form of their own demand (John 6:31). The essence of life is unseen; bread is the visible form which contains and imparts it. The invisible God is the source of eternal life; the human nature of the Son of God is the visible form which contains and imparts this to the souls of men.

Verse 48 repeats once more the statement of vers. 32, 35 (see notes): I am the Bread of life. Not only do I give you more than Moses gave your fathers, but I am the Father's Gift. I myself am the Gift - I am the Bread of which, if you partake, you will hunger no more, you will need no more, you will die no more: the life then thrilling through you will be eternal. "The invisible God is the Source of eternal life; the human nature of the Son of God is the visible form which contains and imparts this to the souls of men" (Archdeacon Watkins).

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Greek
I
ἐγώ (egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

am
εἰμι (eimi)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

bread
ἄρτος (artos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 740: Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf.

of life.
ζωῆς (zōēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 2222: Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life.


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