Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 6:34

"They said therefore unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread." — John 6:34 (ASV)

Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

They said this, not knowing what they said, and not understanding what he meant. Bread for the body was all that they wanted; their cry was, "Give us bread, and we are content;" they had no spiritual appetite for Christ, "the bread of God."

Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

They did not understand the meaning of their own prayer.

Sometimes, in our services, when people are very quickly convinced of sin and fall to praying suddenly, a wise leader ought to inquire carefully whether it is not a mistaken prayer. I do not doubt that many of the cries and many of the professions made in inquiry rooms are mistaken ones after all, and that we count as the results of our work much of which we will have cause to be ashamed when it comes to the time of testing.