John 6:35

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And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst."

John 6:35 (NKJV)

Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."

John 6:35 (NIV)

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth in me shall never thirst.

John 6:35 (KJV)

Jesus replied, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."

John 6:35 (NLT)

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst."

John 6:35 (ESV)

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; the one who comes to Me will not be hungry, and the one who believes in Me will never be thirsty."

John 6:35 (NASB)

Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. www.lockman.org

Jesus said to them, "I am the Bread of Life. The one who comes to Me will never be hungry, and the one who believes in Me [as Savior] will never be thirsty [for that one will be sustained spiritually]."

John 6:35 (AMP)

Scripture quotations taken from the Amplified® Bible (AMP), Copyright © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. www.lockman.org

Jesus replied, I am the Bread of Life. He who comes to Me will never be hungry, and he who believes in and cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me will never thirst any more (at any time).

John 6:35 (AMPC)

Scripture quotations taken from the Amplified® Bible (AMPC), Copyright © 1954, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. www.lockman.org

Jesus said, "I am the Bread of Life. The person who aligns with me hungers no more and thirsts no more, ever."

John 6:35 (MSG)

Scripture quotations from The Message. Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers.

New Covenant Meaning

Jesus Is the Answer to the Hunger That Nothing Else Satisfies

The crowd that came to Jesus in John 6 wanted more bread. They had just seen Him feed five thousand people from five loaves and two fish, and they came back looking for a repeat. Jesus redirected them from physical bread to the real issue: the hunger that never goes away no matter how much bread you eat. Every person carries it. The hunger for meaning, for belonging, for peace, for purpose. The hunger that makes people try one thing after another looking for something that will finally feel like enough. Jesus says: I am the answer to that hunger. Come to Me and you will never hunger again.

Coming and Believing Are the Only Requirements

Jesus sets two simple conditions: coming and believing. He who comes to Me shall never hunger. He who believes in Me shall never thirst. There is no list of qualifications. No minimum requirement of spiritual achievement. No performance standard to meet before you are allowed to approach the bread of life. The only barrier between you and the satisfaction Jesus offers is coming to Him and trusting Him with your need. These are not passive actions. Coming means choosing to move toward Him. Believing means placing your full reliance on who He is. But they are simple enough that no one is excluded.

In the New Covenant, Jesus is the fulfillment of every type and shadow of bread in the Old Testament. The manna in the wilderness sustained Israel daily. Jesus is the manna from heaven that God gives permanently. He says in John 6:51 that He is the living bread that came down from heaven, and if anyone eats of this bread they will live forever. The New Covenant does not just offer forgiveness of sins. It offers complete satisfaction in Christ. Ephesians 1:3 says believers are blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ. Every dimension of the hunger that drove you to God has been answered by the one who declared Himself the bread of life.

Application for Your Life

Come to Jesus Before You Run to Everything Else

Most people learn to manage their inner hunger with substitutes: food, entertainment, approval, achievement, relationships. None of those are bad things in their proper place, but none of them can answer the hunger that only Jesus can answer. John 6:35 is a practical instruction: come to Me first. When the restlessness rises, when the dissatisfaction shows up, when nothing feels like enough, turn toward Jesus before you turn toward the substitutes. Ask Him to satisfy what He alone can satisfy. The coming before anything else is both an act of trust and the most practical thing you can do.

Believe Deeply Enough to Stop Thirsting After Other Sources

He who believes in Me shall never thirst. The word never is absolute. But many believers still thirst after other things because they have not fully believed that Jesus is enough. The thirst after significance, after security, after love that does not leave, these are real thirsts. And Jesus says that believing in Him is what satisfies them. Deepen the belief. Get into the word and let it show you who Jesus actually is. The more clearly you see Him, the less compelling the other sources of satisfaction become. Belief that is growing is thirst that is decreasing.

Prayer Based on This Verse

Lord Jesus, You are the bread of life and I come to You. I am not going to keep looking for what only You can give in the places that can never provide it. I come to You with the hunger I carry and I ask You to satisfy it. I believe in You. I am placing my trust and my whole weight on who You are and what You have done. You said I will never hunger and never thirst if I come to You and believe, and I receive that today. Satisfy the deep places in me that nothing else has been able to reach. You are enough. In Jesus name. Amen.