Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.” New Living Translation “Sir,” they said, “give us that bread every day.” English Standard Version They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” Berean Standard Bible “Sir,” they said, “give us this bread at all times.” Berean Literal Bible Therefore they said to Him, "Sir, always give to us this bread." King James Bible Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. New King James Version Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.” New American Standard Bible Then they said to Him, “Lord, always give us this bread.” NASB 1995 Then they said to Him, “Lord, always give us this bread.” NASB 1977 They said therefore to Him, “Lord, evermore give us this bread.” Legacy Standard Bible Then they said to Him, “Lord, always give us this bread.” Amplified Bible Then they said to Him, “Lord, always give us this bread.” Christian Standard Bible Then they said, “Sir, give us this bread always.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then they said, “Sir, give us this bread always!” American Standard Version They said therefore unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. Aramaic Bible in Plain English They were saying to him, “Our Lord, always give us this bread.” Contemporary English Version The people said, "Sir, give us this bread and don't ever stop!" Douay-Rheims Bible They said therefore unto him: Lord, give us always this bread. English Revised Version They said therefore unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. GOD'S WORD® Translation They said to him, "Sir, give us this bread all the time." Good News Translation "Sir," they asked him, "give us this bread always." International Standard Version Then they told him, "Sir, give us this bread all the time." Literal Standard Version Therefore they said to Him, “Lord, always give us this bread.” Majority Standard Bible “Sir,” they said, “give us this bread at all times.” New American Bible So they said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” NET Bible So they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread all the time!" New Revised Standard Version They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” New Heart English Bible They said therefore to him, "Lord, always give us this bread." Webster's Bible Translation Then said they to him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. Weymouth New Testament "Sir," they said, "always give us that bread." World English Bible They said therefore to him, “Lord, always give us this bread.” Young's Literal Translation They said, therefore, unto him, 'Sir, always give us this bread.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jesus the Bread of Life…33For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34“Sir,” they said, “give us this bread at all times.” 35Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.… Cross References John 4:15 The woman said to Him, "Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water." 2 Corinthians 11:31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying. Treasury of Scripture Then said they to him, Lord, ever more give us this bread. evermore. John 6:26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. John 4:15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. Psalm 4:6 There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Jump to Previous Ah Always Bread Evermore SirJump to Next Ah Always Bread Evermore SirJohn 6 1. Jesus feeds five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes.15. Thereupon the people would have made him king; 16. but withdrawing himself, he walks on the sea to his disciples; 26. reproves the people flocking after him, and all the fleshly hearers of his word; 32. declares himself to be the bread of life to believers. 66. Many disciples depart from him. 68. Peter confesses him. 70. Judas is a devil. (34) Lord, evermore give us. . . .--Comp. Note on John 4:15. It would be better to read Sir for "Lord" here, as there. They, as the Samaritan woman, think of the satisfaction of physical need. They do not realise that man does not live by bread alone. The manna fell from heaven and gave life to their fathers; He has spoken of bread of God coming in the same way, and giving life. He has given them bread on earth, which they ate yesterday, but they hunger again to-day. Could He give them "evermore this bread?"Verse 34. - They said therefore to him, Lord! His hearers have clearly been more impressed than ever with the extraordinary claims of the speaker. They have risen from the "Rabbi" of ver. 26 to "Kyrie," which implies, as the "Kyrie," or "Sir," or "Lord" of John 4:15, some advance in their tone of deference. The request that follows is neither ironical nor sarcastic, nor need it be as carnal in its spirit as the similar language of the woman of Samaria (John 4:15). They have some dim notion of "doing the works of God," and of some heavenly satisfaction given to their earthly wants. It may be that they imagine some material thing coming down out of heaven, more potent and lasting than the historic manna. Lord, evermore - "at all times," "continuously" - give us this bread, of which you speak, and which as Son of man you are able to bestow, which will not be limited in quantity, which will prove to be the elixir of life, the food of the eternal life, and which will satisfy all our hunger, abolish our poverty, make us indifferent to death. A great prayer this, which Christ showed himself not unwilling to answer in his own way. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek “Sir,”Κύριε (Kyrie) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. they said, Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “give Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. us ἡ Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. this Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. bread ἄρτον (arton) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 740: Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf. at all times.” πάντοτε (pantote) Adverb Strong's 3842: Always, at all times, ever. From pas and hote; every when, i.e. At all times. Links John 6:34 NIVJohn 6:34 NLT John 6:34 ESV John 6:34 NASB John 6:34 KJV John 6:34 BibleApps.com John 6:34 Biblia Paralela John 6:34 Chinese Bible John 6:34 French Bible John 6:34 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 6:34 They said therefore to him Lord always (Jhn Jo Jn) |