# John 6.33

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 31. <span class="rl-speech">Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.</span> 32. Jesus therefore said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven.</span>
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> **33. <span class="rl-speech">For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world.</span>**
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> 34. They said therefore unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. 35. 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. (John 6:31-35, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 31. <span class="rl-speech">Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness. As it is written, ‘He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.’”</span> 32. Jesus therefore said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Most certainly, I tell you, it wasn’t Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven.</span>
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> **33. <span class="rl-speech">For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.”</span>**
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> 34. They said therefore to him, “Lord, always give us this bread.” 35. Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.</span> (John 6:31-35, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 31. <span class="rl-speech">Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.</span> 32. Then Jesus said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.</span>
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> **33. <span class="rl-speech">For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.</span>**
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> 34. Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. 35. And Jesus said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.</span> (John 6:31-35, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 31. <span class="rl-speech">our fathers the manna did eat in the wilderness, according as it is having been written, Bread out of the heaven He gave them to eat.'</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">Jesus, therefore, said to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread out of the heaven; but my Father doth give you the true bread out of the heaven;</span>
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> **33. <span class="rl-speech">for the bread of God is that which is coming down out of the heaven, and giving life to the world.'</span>**
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> 34. They said, therefore, unto him, 'Sir, always give us this bread.' 35. And Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'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;</span> (John 6:31-35, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Failed Messianic Prophecy Objections](/codex/failed-messianic-prophecy-objections/), via [John 6.32-35](/codex/john-6-32-35/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 6.26-65](/codex/john-6-26-65/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G2889 - kosmos](/codex/g2889-kosmos/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.