YHN 6:35 Parallel Verse View

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ULT Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. The one coming to me will certainly not hunger, and the one believing in me will certainly not ever thirst.

UST Jesus told the crowd, “Like food sustains physical life, I am the bread that gives eternal life. Unlike with food or drink, anyone who trusts in me will surely be satisfied forever.

BSB Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.

BLB Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; the one coming to Me never shall hunger, and the one believing in Me never shall thirst at any time.

AICNT [Therefore][fn] Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; the one coming to me will never be hungry, and the one believing in me will never be thirsty.

6:35, Therefore: Some manuscripts include. ℵ(01) D(05) Latin(d).

OEB ‘I am the life-giving bread,’ Jesus said to them, ‘whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never thirst again.

LSB Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.

WEBBE Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will not be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

WMBB Yeshua said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will not be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

NET Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.

LSV And Jesus said to them, “I AM the bread of life; he who is coming to Me may not hunger, and he who is believing in Me may not thirst—at any time;

FBV “I am the bread of life,” Jesus replied. “Anyone who comes to me will never be hungry again, and anyone who trusts in me will never be thirsty again.

TCNT Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to me will never hunger, and he who believes in me will never thirst.

T4T Jesus said to them, “Just like food [MET] sustains physical life, I am the one who enables you to have spiritual life. Those who eat ordinary food and drinks will later be hungry and thirsty. But those who come to me to receive that life will never again lack anything spiritually.

LEB Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never be hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty again.

BBE And this was the answer of Jesus: I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be in need of food, and he who has faith in me will never be in need of drink.

Moff Jesus said, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to me will never be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty again.

Wymth "I am the bread of Life," replied Jesus; "he who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never, never thirst.

ASV Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

DRA And Jesus said to them: I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger: and he that believeth in me shall never thirst.

YLT And Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of the life; he who is coming unto me may not hunger, and he who is believing in me may not thirst — at any time;

Drby [And] Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes on me shall never thirst at any time.

RV Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
(Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh/comes to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth/believes on me shall never thirst. )

SLT And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he coming to me should not hunger; and he believing in me should not thirst.

Wbstr And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me, shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me, shall never thirst.

KJB-1769 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
(And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh/comes to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth/believes on me shall never thirst. )

KJB-1611 And Iesus said vnto them, I am the bread of life: hee that commeth to me, shall neuer hunger: and he that beleeueth on me, shall neuer thirst.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And Iesus sayde vnto them, I am the bread of lyfe: He that cometh to me, shall not hunger: and he that beleueth on me, shall neuer thirst.
(And Yesus/Yeshua said unto them, I am the bread of life: He that cometh/comes to me, shall not hunger: and he that believeth/believes on me, shall never thirst.)

Gnva And Iesus saide vnto them, I am that bread of life: he that commeth to me, shall not hunger, and he that beleeueth in me, shall neuer thirst.
(And Yesus/Yeshua said unto them, I am that bread of life: he that cometh/comes to me, shall not hunger, and he that believeth/believes in me, shall never thirst. )

Cvdl But Iesus sayde vnto the: I am yt bred of life. He that cometh vnto me, shal not huger: & he that beleueth on me, shal neuer thyrst.
(But Yesus/Yeshua said unto them: I am it bred of life. He that cometh/comes unto me, shall not huger: and he that believeth/believes on me, shall never thirst.)

TNT 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.
(And Yesus/Yeshua said unto them: I am that bread of life. He that cometh/comes to me shall not hunger: and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. )

Wycl And Jhesus seide to hem, Y am breed of lijf; he that cometh to me, schal not hungur; he that bileueth in me, schal neuere thirste.
(And Yhesus said to hem, I am bread of life; he that cometh/comes to me, shall not hunger; he that believeth/believes in me, shall never thirste.)

Luth JEsus aber sprach zu ihnen: Ich bin das Brot des Lebens. Wer zu mir kommt, den wird nicht hungern; und wer an mich glaubet, den wird nimmermehr dürsten.
(Yesus but spoke to/for to_them: I am the bread the life. Who to/for to_me comes, the becomes not starving; and who at/to me believes, the becomes nevermore thirst.)

ClVg Dixit autem eis Jesus: Ego sum panis vitæ: qui venit ad me, non esuriet, et qui credit in me, non sitiet umquam.
(He/She_said however to_them Yesus: I I_am bread/food of_life: who/which he_came to me, not/no will_be_hungry, and who/which he_believes in/into/on me, not/no thirstet ever/at_any_time. )

UGNT εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς; ὁ ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ἐμὲ, οὐ μὴ πεινάσῃ; καὶ ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμὲ, οὐ μὴ διψήσει πώποτε.
(eipen autois ho Yaʸsous, egō eimi ho artos taʸs zōaʸs; ho erⱪomenos pros eme, ou maʸ peinasaʸ; kai ho pisteuōn eis eme, ou maʸ dipsaʸsei pōpote.)

SBL-GNT ⸀Εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς· ὁ ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ἐμὲ οὐ μὴ πεινάσῃ, καὶ ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ⸀ἐμὲ οὐ μὴ ⸀διψήσει πώποτε.
(⸀Eipen autois ho Yaʸsous; Egō eimi ho artos taʸs zōaʸs; ho erⱪomenos pros eme ou maʸ peinasaʸ, kai ho pisteuōn eis ⸀eme ou maʸ ⸀dipsaʸsei pōpote.)

RP-GNT 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.
(Eipen de autois ho Yaʸsous, Egō eimi ho artos taʸs zōaʸs; ho erⱪomenos pros me ou maʸ peinasaʸ; kai ho pisteuōn eis eme ou maʸ dipsaʸsaʸ pōpote.)

TC-GNT Εἶπε [fn]δὲ αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς· ὁ ἐρχόμενος πρός [fn]με οὐ μὴ πεινάσῃ· καὶ ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμὲ οὐ μὴ [fn]διψήσῃ πώποτε.
(Eipe de autois ho Yaʸsous, Egō eimi ho artos taʸs zōaʸs; ho erⱪomenos pros me ou maʸ peinasaʸ; kai ho pisteuōn eis eme ou maʸ dipsaʸsaʸ pōpote. )

6:35 δε ¦ — CT

6:35 με ¦ εμε CT

6:35 διψηση ¦ διψησει CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:22–59: Jesus is the bread that gives life

In this section Jesus spoke in figurative language about how he himself is the source of eternal life. He called himself “the bread of life” and said that people must “eat” his flesh and “drink” his blood. These words caused a lot of argument.

Paragraph 6:35–40

Jesus told the people that he himself was the bread that gives life.

6:35a

Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life.

¶ Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread that gives life.
¶ Jesus said, “I myself am the bread that causes you^(plur)/people to live with God forever.

I am the bread of life: Jesus described himself with a metaphor. He compared himself to bread. He was like bread because both give life. Jesus gives true, spiritual life, while bread gives us physical life.

It is necessary to keep the figure of speech here because that is what confuses the people in 6:52. However, if the meaning of this metaphor is not clear in your language, here are some other ways to translate it:

Change the metaphor to a simile. For example:
I am like the bread of life.
I am like bread/food that gives/brings life.
Use a metaphor or simile and make the similarity clear. For example:
I am the bread/food that gives new/spiritual life
Like bread/food gives physical life, I give people spiritual life.

bread of life: The phrase bread of life means “bread that gives life.” Ordinary food like bread makes it possible for people’s bodies to live, and Jesus makes it possible for people’s spirits to live.

Here is another way to translate this phrase:

bread that gives life! (CEV)

bread: Jesus used this word because bread was the main food of the Jews, so it was essential for life. That means that Jesus was saying that he was essential for spiritual life. In Jesus’ time, bread was made from wheat or barley. See 6:9a.

If bread is not an important food in your language group, you may need to use a general word. For example:

food

6:35b

Whoever comes to Me will never hunger,

No one/person who comes to me will ever be hungry.
Those people who trust in me will never be spiritually hungry.

Whoever comes to Me will never hunger: This clause is also a metaphor because it refers to someone being hungry for spiritual things, lacking spiritual food. No one who trusts or believes in Jesus will lack spiritual food. Jesus will satisfy them. Most English translations translate this as a metaphor. For example:

No one who comes to me will ever be hungry again. (NLT)

It is also possible to translate this using a conditional clause. For example:

If someone comes to me, he will never be hungry.

If the meaning of this metaphor is not clear in your language, here are some other ways to translate it:

Change the metaphor to a simile. For example:
No one who comes to me will be like a hungry person.
Use a metaphor or simile and make the similarity clear. For example:
Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, lacking spiritual food/bread.
No one who comes to me will be like a hungry person who does not have enough spiritual food/bread.
If anyone comes to me he will not be hungry because I will always give him spiritual life.

Whoever: This refers to anyone and everyone who trusts in Jesus. So it may be natural to use the plural:

those who come to me will never be hungry

comes to Me: This refers to trusting or believing in Jesus. The parallel statement in 6:35c, “whoever believes in Me,” makes it clear what comes to Me means here.

hunger: The English word hunger describes someone who desires or needs food or another necessity. Here it also implies that the person cannot get what he needs for his spiritual life.

6:35c

and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.

And no one/person who believes in me will ever be thirsty.
And those people who trust in me will never be spiritually thirsty.

and: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as and here introduces a different metaphor that means the same thing as the metaphor in 6:35b.

whoever believes in Me will never thirst: Here it is implied that Jesus is “the water of life” as well as “the bread of life.” See the notes on 4:10d. Most English translations translate this as a metaphor. For example:

no one who has faith in me will ever be thirsty (CEV)

If the meaning of this metaphor is not clear in your language, here are some other ways to translate it:

Change the metaphor to a simile. For example:
No one who believes in me will be like a thirsty person.
Use a metaphor or simile and make the similarity clear. For example:
Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty, lacking spiritual water.
No one who believes in me will be like a thirsty person who does not have enough spiritual water.
If anyone believes in me he will not be thirsty because I will always give him spiritual life.

See how you translated 6:35b and follow a similar pattern here. Also, see the General Comment on 6:35b–c for a way to combine these two clauses.

whoever: It may again be natural to use the plural:

all who believe in me will never thirst

believes in Me: This phrase includes the idea of believing the facts about who Jesus was and what he did. But it also includes the idea of trusting Jesus instead of trusting oneself or someone else. Both ideas are very closely related. If someone believes the facts about Jesus, it should result in trusting him. See how you translated this phrase in 1:12 and 6:29. Here are other ways to translate this idea:

has faith in me (CEV)

trusts in me

thirst: In this context the word thirst refers to an unpleasant, even painful, desire for water when none is available. See the note on “hungry” in 6:35b.

General Comment on 6:35b–c

In some languages it may be more natural to combine these clauses. For example:

Whoever comes to me to believe, he will never be hungry or thirsty for spiritual bread/food and water.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor

ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἐγώ εἰμί ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς ὁ ἐρχόμενος πρός ἐμέ οὒ μή πεινάσῃ καί ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ οὒ μή διψήσει πώποτε)

John records Jesus continuing the bread metaphor to refer to himself. In Jesus’ culture, bread was the primary food people ate to stay alive. Just as bread is necessary for sustaining physical life, Jesus is necessary for giving spiritual life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly or with a simile. Alternate translation: [Just as food keeps you physically alive, I can give you spiritual life]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς

¬the the bread ¬the ˱of˲_life

Jesus uses of life to the source of the life about which he is speaking. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [the bread that produces life]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῆς ζωῆς

¬the ˱of˲_life

Here, life refers to eternal life. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [of eternal life]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor

ὁ ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ἐμὲ, οὐ μὴ πεινάσῃ; καὶ ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμὲ, οὐ μὴ διψήσει πώποτε

¬the the the_‹one› coming the_‹one› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἐγώ εἰμί ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς ὁ ἐρχόμενος πρός ἐμέ οὒ μή πεινάσῃ καί ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ οὒ μή διψήσει πώποτε)

Jesus speaks about the person who trusts in him by continuing the metaphor of food that he began in verse [32](../06/32.md). If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express this metaphor as a simile. Alternate translation: [The one coming to me will be like a person who never gets hungry, and the one believing in me will be like a person who never gets thirsty]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ὁ ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ἐμὲ, οὐ μὴ πεινάσῃ; καὶ ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμὲ, οὐ μὴ διψήσει πώποτε

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The repetition is used to emphasize that anyone who trusts in Jesus will never lack spiritual satisfaction. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine these phrases. Alternate translation: [The one who trusts me will certainly never lack spiritual satisfaction again]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ἐμὲ

Here, coming does not mean to merely come near Jesus. It means to believe in him and be his disciple. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [The one coming to be my disciple]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

οὐ μὴ πεινάσῃ & οὐ μὴ διψήσει πώποτε