King James Version

John 6:35

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “will thirst” (διψήσει) before at any here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “may thirst” (διψήσῃ) before at any here.

Εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ἘγώegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iεἰμιeimiamεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “am”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.amὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄρτοςartosbreadἄρτοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “bread”, the subject formG740bread, a loaf, food.This verse uses “bread”.the breadτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ζωῆςzōēsof lifeζωή (zōē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of life”, the of-formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.of lifeὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρχόμενοςerchomenoshe that comethἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that cometh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.he that comethπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toἐμὲememeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “me”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.πεινάσῃpeinasēhungerπεινάω (peinaō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “hunger”, a single actionG3983I am hungry, needy, desire earnestly.hungerκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πιστεύωνpisteuōnhe that believethπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that believeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.he that believethεἰςeisonεἰςpreposition — “on”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.onἐμὲememeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “me”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.διψήσειdipsēseishallδιψάω (dipsaō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall”, an action still aheadG1372I thirst for, desire earnestly.shallπώποτεpōpoteeverπώποτεadverb — “ever”G4455at any time, ever.This verse uses “ever”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.διψήσῃdipsēsēshallδιψάω (dipsaō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall”, an action still aheadG1372I thirst for, desire earnestly.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

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;

World English Bible

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 .

Darby Translation

[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.

Douay-Rheims

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.

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