Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 6:31

"Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat." — John 6:31 (ASV)

Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

They talk about "bread" again, how they persist in coming back to that! You know the questions that men of the world are always asking, "What shall we eat, what shall we drink, and wherewithal shall we be clothed?" This is the worldlings' wretched trinity.

Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat,

Plainly hinted that they wanted more food.