King James Version
John 6:34 in the King James Version says “Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.” — study this verse from John chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.”
John 6:34 · KJV
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
And 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.
But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
“give”
G1325to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
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