The bread of God (ο αρτος του θεου). All bread is of God (Matthew 6:11). The manna came down from heaven ([Reference N…

The bread of God. The means of support which God provides. That which, in his view, is necessary for humankind.

Is he, etc…

He which.—Better, that which. The identification with Himself does not occur before John 6:35. This verse is a fuller exp…

Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, he gave them bread from Heaven to eat. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I …

Alcuin of York: They understood that the food which endures to eternal life was the work of God. Therefore, they asked Him wh…

Jesus informed the people that Moses had not given them the genuine spiritual bread. He did not mean that the manna had no food value; rather, it w…

For the bread of God. Christ reasons negatively from the definition to the thing defined, in this manner: “The heavenly bread…

For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven ,
&c.] In the way and manner just now mentioned: and which …

Constant exercise of faith in Christ is the most important and difficult part of the obedience required of us as sinners seeking salvation. When by…

1. Having told us the question the Jews had asked Christ, the Evangelist now gives his answer.

   First, Christ tells us of the origin o…