John 6:50-51

6:50 This ¹  is the bread that has come down from heaven, so that a person ²  may eat from it and not die. 6:51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread ³  that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

John 6:58

6:58 This ⁴  is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ⁵  ate, but then later died. ⁶  The one who eats ⁷  this bread will live forever.”

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¹ tn Or “Here.”

² tn Grk “someone” (τις, tis).

³ tn Grk “And the bread.”

⁴ tn Or “This one.”

⁵ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

⁶ 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.

⁷ 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.