I Am the Bread of Life

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The first of Jesus' seven great 'I AM' statements in John, spoken after he fed the five thousand. Jesus declares that he himself is the true bread from heaven - not the perishable manna Israel ate in the wilderness, but the living bread that gives eternal life to all who come to him. Whoever feeds on him by faith 'shall never hunger.'

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John 6

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I Am the Bread of Life

John 6:35-40

Jesus offers himself as the bread of life - the one who satisfies the deepest hunger of the soul and raises up his own at the last day.

A35nd 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.

36 But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. 37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. 38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. 39 And this is the Fatherโ€™s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. 40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

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Did You Know?

1

This is the first of Jesus' seven 'I AM' statements in John's Gospel.

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Each 'I AM' echoes God's own name revealed to Moses: 'I AM THAT I AM.'

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Jesus said it in Capernaum's synagogue, the day after feeding the 5,000.

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Bethlehem, his birthplace, means 'house of bread' in Hebrew.