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John 6:50

This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

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οὗτόςhoutosThisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “This”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.Thisἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichἄρτοςartosbreadἄρτοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “bread”, the subject formG740bread, a loaf, food.This verse uses “bread”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenκαταβαίνωνkatabainōnto comeκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatτιςtisa manτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.a manἐξexthereofἐκ (ek)preposition — “thereof”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.thereofαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.φάγῃphagēto eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἀποθάνῃapothanēdieἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “die”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.die

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

this is the bread that out of the heaven is coming down, that any one may eat of it, and not die.

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American Standard Version (1901)

This is the bread which cometh down out of heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

Young’s Literal Translation

this is the bread that out of the heaven is coming down, that any one may eat of it, and not die.

World English Bible

This is the bread which comes down out of heaven , that anyone may eat of it and not die.

Darby Translation

This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that one may eat of it and not die.

Douay-Rheims

This is the bread which cometh down from heaven; that if any man eat of it, he may not die.

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