# John 6.47

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 45. <span class="rl-speech">It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard from the Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me.</span> 46. <span class="rl-speech">Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he that is from God, he hath seen the Father.</span>
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> **47. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life.</span>**
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> 48. <span class="rl-speech">I am the bread of life.</span> 49. <span class="rl-speech">Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.</span> (John 6:45-49, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 45. <span class="rl-speech">It is written in the prophets, ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who hears from the Father, and has learned, comes to me.</span> 46. <span class="rl-speech">Not that anyone has seen the Father, except he who is from God. He has seen the Father.</span>
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> **47. <span class="rl-speech">Most certainly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life.</span>**
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> 48. <span class="rl-speech">I am the bread of life.</span> 49. <span class="rl-speech">Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.</span> (John 6:45-49, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 45. <span class="rl-speech">It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.</span> 46. <span class="rl-speech">Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.</span>
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> **47. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.</span>**
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> 48. <span class="rl-speech">I am that bread of life.</span> 49. <span class="rl-speech">Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.</span> (John 6:45-49, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 45. <span class="rl-speech">it is having been written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God; every one therefore who heard from the Father, and learned, cometh to me;</span> 46. <span class="rl-speech">not that any one hath seen the Father, except he who is from God, he hath seen the Father.</span>
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> **47. <span class="rl-speech">'Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is believing in me, hath life age-during;</span>**
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> 48. <span class="rl-speech">I am the bread of the life;</span> 49. <span class="rl-speech">your fathers did eat the manna in the wilderness, and they died;</span> (John 6:45-49, YLT)

## Setting

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- **Audience:** _TBD_
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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:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 6.26-65](/codex/john-6-26-65/)
- [Lordship Salvation](/codex/lordship-salvation/)
- [Repentance](/codex/g3341-metanoia/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0166 - aionios](/codex/g0166-aionios/)

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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.