John 6:49

6:49 Your ancestors ¹  ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

John 6:58

6:58 This ²  is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ³  ate, but then later died. ⁴  The one who eats ⁵  this bread will live forever.”

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¹ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

² tn Or “This one.”

³ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

⁴ tn Grk “This is the bread that came down from heaven, not just like your ancestors ate and died.” The cryptic Greek expression has been filled out in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Or “who chews.” On the alternation between ἐσθίω (esqiw, “eat,” v. 53) and τρώγω (trwgw, “eats,” vv. 54, 56, 58; “consumes,” v. 57) see the note on “eats” in v. 54.