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21 lines
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# This is the bread that has come down from heaven
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Jesus was speaking about himself. Alternate translation: "I am the bread that has come down from heaven" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# This is the bread that has come down from heaven
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The bread is a metaphor for what gives life. However, the Jews did not understand this. Do not make the meaning of this metaphor clearer than Jesus did. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# He who eats this bread will live forever
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Jesus spoke about himself as "this bread." Alternate translation: "He who eats me, the bread, will live forever" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# He who eats this bread
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Here "eats this bread" is a metaphor for trusting Jesus. However, the Jews did not understand this. Do not make the meaning of this metaphor clearer than Jesus did. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the fathers
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"the forefathers" or "the ancestors"
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