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.
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Verse 51 is found in chapter 6 of John. The claim that Jesus is the bread that came down from heaven provokes grumbling. The image develops an understanding of life received through relationship with Jesus and anticipates the sacrificial language of his flesh given for the life of the world.
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Ich bin das lebendige Brot, vom Himmel gekommen. Wer von diesem Brot essen wird, der wird leben in Ewigkeit. Und das Brot, daß ich geben werde, ist mein Fleisch, welches ich geben werde für das Leben der Welt.
Yo soy el pan vivo que he descendido del cielo: si alguno comiere de este pan, vivirá para siempre; y el pan que yo daré es mi carne, la cual yo daré por la vida del mundo.
Je suis le pain vivant qui est descendu du ciel. Si quelqu'un mange de ce pain, il vivra éternellement; et le pain que je donnerai, c'est ma chair, que je donnerai pour la vie du monde.
Io sono il vivo pane, ch’è disceso dal cielo; se alcun mangia di questo pane viverà in eterno; or il pane che io darò è la mia carne, la quale io darò per la vita del mondo.
Eu sou o pão vivo que desceu do céu; se alguém comer deste pão, viverá para sempre; e o pão que eu der é a minha carne, que eu darei pela vida do mundo.
我就是從天上降下來生命的糧;人若吃這糧,必永遠活著。我為世人的生命所賜下的糧就是我的肉。」
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