This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

This is the bread (ουτος εστιν ο αρτος). Summary and final explanation of the true manna (from verse 32 on) as being Jesus Christ …

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

This is that bread, and so on. This is the true bread that came down. The word "that" should not be in the translation.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

This is that (better, the) bread which came down... that is, of this nature, which He …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and …

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

The Venerable Bede: He had said above, Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life. Now, to show the gr…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Jesus climaxed his discourse by once more referring to the “bread that came down from heaven,” the forefathers who ate it in the wilderness and die…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

This is the bread which came down from heaven. He returns to the comparison between the manna and his flesh, with which …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

This is that bread which came down from heaven
That true bread, the bread of God, the bread of life, living bread; m…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The flesh and blood of the Son of Man represent the Redeemer in human nature; Christ and Him crucified, and the redemption accomplished by Him, wit…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Previously, our Lord checked the grumbling of the Jews over the origin of this spiritual food; here, he stops their dispute over the eati…

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