John 6:49

6:49 Your ancestors ¹  ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

John 8:53

8:53 You aren’t greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? ²  And the prophets died too! Who do you claim to be?”

John 6:58

6:58 This ³  is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ⁴  ate, but then later died. ⁵  The one who eats ⁶  this bread will live forever.”

[6:49]  ¹ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[8:53]  ² tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “are you?”).

[6:58]  ³ tn Or “This one.”

[6:58]  ⁴ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[6:58]  ⁵ 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.

[6:58]  ⁶ 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.