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John 6:58-60
Lexham English Bible
John 6:58-60
Lexham English Bible
58 This is the bread that came down from heaven, not as the fathers ate and died. The one who eats[a] this bread will live forever.”[b]
Many of Jesus’ Disciples Offended by His Teaching
59 He said these things while[c] teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. 60 Thus many of his disciples, when they[d] heard it,[e] said, “This saying is hard! Who can understand it?”
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- John 6:58 This term is somewhat graphic and typically used for animals feeding, but the distinction from other Greek verbs for eating is difficult to convey in English
- John 6:58 Literally “for the age”
- John 6:59 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“teaching”) which is understood as temporal
- John 6:60 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
- John 6:60 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
John 6:58-60
New International Version
John 6:58-60
New International Version
58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”(A) 59 He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
Many Disciples Desert Jesus
60 On hearing it, many of his disciples(B) said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”(C)
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