New International Version Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. New Living Translation I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me. English Standard Version As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. Berean Standard Bible Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me. Berean Literal Bible Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, the one also feeding on Me, he also will live because of Me. King James Bible As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. New King James Version As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. New American Standard Bible Just as the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, the one who eats Me, he also will live because of Me. NASB 1995 “As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also will live because of Me. NASB 1977 “As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also shall live because of Me. Legacy Standard Bible As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also will live because of Me. Amplified Bible Just as the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, even so the one who feeds on Me [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior] will also live because of Me. Berean Annotated Bible Just as the living Father {Patēr} sent Me and I live because of the Father {Patera}, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me. Christian Standard Bible Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. Holman Christian Standard Bible Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me. American Standard Version As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eateth me, he also shall live because of me. Contemporary English Version The living Father sent me, and I have life because of him. Now everyone who eats my flesh will live because of me. English Revised Version As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eateth me, he also shall live because of me. GOD'S WORD® Translation The Father who has life sent me, and I live because of the Father. So those who feed on me will live because of me. Good News Translation The living Father sent me, and because of him I live also. In the same way whoever eats me will live because of me. International Standard Version Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will also live because of me. NET Bible Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumes me will live because of me. New Heart English Bible As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he who feeds on me, he will also live because of me. Webster's Bible Translation As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. Weymouth New Testament As the ever-living Father has sent me, and I live because of the Father, so also he who eats me will live because of me. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleJust as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me. World English Bible As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on me will also live because of me. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAccording as the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, he also who is eating Me, even that one will live because of Me; Berean Literal Bible Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, the one also feeding on Me, he also will live because of Me. Young's Literal Translation 'According as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, he also who is eating me, even that one shall live because of me; Smith's Literal Translation As the living Father sent me, and I live through the Father: also he chewing me, the same also shall live through me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAs the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father; so he that eateth me, the same also shall live by me. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. New Revised Standard Version Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleJust as the living Father sent me, and I am living because of the Father, so whoever eats me, will also live because of me. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “Just as The Living Father has sent me, and I am living because of The Father, whoever will eat me, he also will live because of Me.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAs the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father, so he that eats me, even he shall live by me. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament As the life-giving Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father; so he that eateth me, the same shall live by me. Mace New Testament as the father who is the source of life hath sent me, and I live by the father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. Weymouth New Testament As the ever-living Father has sent me, and I live because of the Father, so also he who eats me will live because of me. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context Jesus the Bread of Life…56Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him. 57Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me. 58This 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.”… Cross References Just as the living Father sent Me John 7:29 but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.” John 8:42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me. John 17:18 As You sent Me into the world, I have also sent them into the world. and I live because of the Father, John 5:26 For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself. John 10:17-18 The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again. / No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.” John 14:10-11 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works. / Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves. so also the one who feeds on Me Proverbs 9:5-6 “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed. / Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.” Isaiah 55:1-3 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. / Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David. Jeremiah 15:16 Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts. will live because of Me. John 14:19 In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live. 1 John 5:11-12 And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. / Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. Romans 5:10 For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life! John 5:26 For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself. John 14:19 In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live. John 17:21 that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. John 4:34 Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work. Treasury of Scripture As the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eats me, even he shall live by me. the living. Psalm 18:46 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. Jeremiah 10:10 But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. 1 Thessalonians 1:9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; I live. John 5:26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; John 17:21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. even. John 11:25,26 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: … John 14:6,19 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me… 1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. Jump to Previous Account Eateth Eating Eats Ever-Living Feeds Food LiveJump to Next Account Eateth Eating Eats Ever-Living Feeds Food LiveJohn 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. Just as the living Father sent Me Jesus came into the world by the Father’s will, carrying out the divine purpose of salvation. The Father is the source of all life, unlike the lifeless idols worshiped among the nations. Jhn 7:29 but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.” and I live because of the Father, The Son shares perfect unity with the Father and lives in continual dependence upon Him in His earthly mission. His words, works, authority, and coming sacrifice proceed from the Father’s purpose. Jhn 5:26 For as the Father has life in Himself, so also… so also the one who feeds on Me Those who receive Christ as the true Bread from heaven draw spiritual life from Him. Feeding on Him describes trusting in His person and receiving the benefits of His sacrificial death. Pro 9:5-6 “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.… will live because of Me. Christ gives eternal life to all who belong to Him. Their life rests on His life, death, resurrection, and continuing power to sustain them. Jhn 14:19 In a little while the world will see Me no more,… Persons / Places / Events 1. Jesus ChristThe central figure in this passage, who is speaking about His relationship with the Father and His role as the source of spiritual life. 2. The Living Father Refers to God the Father, emphasizing His eternal and life-giving nature. 3. The Believer The one who "feeds" on Jesus, symbolizing a deep, sustaining relationship with Him. 4. Capernaum The location where Jesus delivered this discourse, often referred to as the Bread of Life discourse. 5. The Feeding of the 5,000 A preceding event that sets the context for this teaching, where Jesus miraculously fed a large crowd, illustrating His ability to provide both physical and spiritual sustenance. Teaching Points The Source of LifeJesus emphasizes that just as He derives life from the Father, believers must derive their spiritual life from Him. This underscores the importance of a personal relationship with Christ. Spiritual Nourishment Feeding on Jesus is a metaphor for continually seeking Him through prayer, scripture, and obedience. It is essential for spiritual growth and vitality. Dependence on Christ Just as Jesus depended on the Father, believers are called to depend on Christ for their spiritual sustenance and strength. Eternal Perspective This passage encourages believers to focus on eternal life, which is found in Christ, rather than temporary, worldly pursuits. Communion with Christ Engaging in practices like the Lord's Supper can be a tangible reminder of our need to feed on Christ spiritually. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of John 6:57?2. How does John 6:57 illustrate the relationship between Jesus and the Father? 3. What does "lives because of Me" mean for believers' daily lives? 4. How can John 6:57 deepen our understanding of spiritual sustenance? 5. How does John 6:57 connect to John 15:5 about abiding in Christ? 6. In what ways can we "live because of" Jesus in our communities? 7. What does John 6:57 reveal about the relationship between Jesus and the Father? 8. How does John 6:57 support the concept of spiritual sustenance through Christ? 9. In what way does John 6:57 challenge the idea of self-sufficiency in faith? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from John 6? (57) I live by the Father . . . he shall live by me.--The preposition "by" here is ambiguous, and it is better, therefore, to render the words, I live by reason of the Father . . . he shall live by reason of Me. For the thought of the Father as the original source of life, and as giving this principle of life to the Son, comp. Note on John 5:26. He that taketh the Son into his own being, in like manner receives this principle of life from Him.Verse 57. - Here is the grandest assertion of all. Christ began by speaking of himself as the Bread of God, as the life-giving Bread, as the living Bread of human souls. He made it then clear that he was this by reason of his Divine humanity given for the life of the world. He added to this that he was specially to be appropriated and accepted as a sacrifice, as the death sacrifice, involved in his giving his flesh for the life of the world. The power conferred by his death in life and life in death for man, enabled him to institute eternal life-giving relations between himself and those who entirely accept and make their own this central reality. And now, to meet the nascent objection as to the unique grandeur of his position, he adds: As the living Father sent me. The phrase, "living Father," occurs nowhere else (cf. "righteous Father," John 17:25; "holy Father," John 17:11; "the living God," Matthew 16:16; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Hebrews 10:31; and above all, ch. 5:26, "As the Father hath life in himself, so he gave also to the Son to have life in himself"). Christ is speaking of the human position he assumed before them as sent by the Father who has life in himself, who is more than all his laws or all his works. Not merely as the Word, but as the Word of the living Father made flesh, he stands before them. And I live because of the Father. "Because he lives, I live; my life is guaranteed by his." This is the premiss, the platform on which he now stands (διὰ τὸν Πατέρα must not be confounded with per Patrem, or διὰ τοῦ Πάτρος, as M"Leod Campbell, who, in his interesting discussion on "Christ the Bread of Life," made this expression equivalent to the means and condition of the Saviour's life). From this premiss the Lord argues a corresponding relation of the believer to himself: So he that eateth me, he also shall live because of me. The points of comparison are: (1) The Father's life-imparting relation to Christ, and Christ's life-imparting relation to the believer. In both cases the life of one is the guarantee of the life of the other. (2) The sending of Christ by the Father, correlated with the eating of Christ by the believer. (3) The peculiar relation of the believer to Christ. "He that eateth me" gathers up and really comprehends all that has gone before. It is, then, possible for the believer not only to share in the Divine humanity by his faith, and also in the fulness and significance of iris (blood) death, but to have full possession of his Divine personality. "He that eateth me shall live because of me" (cf. "Because I live, ye shall live also," John 14:19). This is the vindication of the previous verse, and the climax of the argument. The Father, source of all life, sent His Son. The Son lives in perfect dependence on the Father. Whoever continually feeds on the Son by faith partakes of that same divine life and will live—now and forever—because of Him.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Just asκαθὼς (kathōs) Adverb Strong's 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that. the ὁ (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. living ζῶν (zōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2198: To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live. Father Πατὴρ (Patēr) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. sent ἀπέστειλέν (apesteilen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 649: From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively. Me με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. and I κἀγὼ (kagō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular Strong's 2504: To also, I too, but I. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi, and accusative case kame and I, me. live ζῶ (zō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 2198: To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live. because of διὰ (dia) Preposition Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative 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. Father, Πατέρα (Patera) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. so καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. also κἀκεῖνος (kakeinos) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2548: And he, she, it, and that. From kai and ekeinos; likewise that. the [one who] ὁ (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. feeds on τρώγων (trōgōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5176: To eat, partake of a meal. Me με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. will live ζήσει (zēsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2198: To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live. because of δι’ (di’) Preposition Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. Me. ἐμέ (eme) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Additonal Resources John 6:57 Blue Letter BibleJohn 6:57 Bible Gateway John 6:57 Bible.com John 6:57 NIV |
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