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Selected Verse: John 6:35 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 6:35 |
King James |
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
I am the bread of life--Henceforth the discourse is all in the first person, "I," "Me," which occur in one form or other, as STIER reckons, thirty-five times.
he that cometh to me--to obtain what the soul craves, and as the only all-sufficient and ordained source of supply.
hunger . . . thirst--shall have conscious and abiding satisfaction. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
I am the bread of life - I am the support of spiritual life; or my doctrines will give life and peace to the soul.
Shall never hunger - See the notes at Joh 4:14. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
I am the bread of life
A form of expression peculiar to John. See Joh 6:41, Joh 6:48, Joh 6:51; Joh 8:12; Joh 10:7, Joh 10:9, Joh 10:11, Joh 10:14; Joh 11:25; Joh 14:6; Joh 15:1, Joh 15:5.
Cometh - believeth
Faith in its active aspect and in its resting aspect.
Never (οὐ μὴ)
Rather, in nowise, or by no means. Rev., shall not. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| I am the bread of life - Having and giving life: he that cometh - he that believeth - Equivalent expressions: shall never hunger, thirst - Shall be satisfied, happy, for ever. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
I am the bread of life - That is, the bread which gives life, and preserves from death.
He that cometh to me - The person who receives my doctrine, and believes in me as the great atoning sacrifice, shall be perfectly satisfied, and never more feel misery of mind. All the guilt of his sins shall be blotted out, and his soul shall be purified unto God; and, being enabled to love him with all his heart, he shall rest, fully, supremely, and finally happy, in his God. |
14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
48 I am that bread of life.
41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.