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But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you don`t know about."
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A Deeper Kind of Food
Commentators explain that when Jesus speaks of having "meat to eat," he is referring to a spiritual nourishment the disciples didn't yet understand. This "food" is the profound satisfaction and strength that comes from doing God's will. Just as physical food sustains the body, obedience to the Father sustained and refreshed Jesus' spirit.
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Meat (βρωσιν). Originally the act of eating (Romans 14:17) from βιβρωσκω, but soon and commonly as that which is eaten…
19th Century
Anglican
I have meat to eat that you know not of.—The emphasis is on the pronouns, which are opposed to each other. “Meat” is better rendered f…
Baptist
And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with he…
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The disciples were mainly interested in Jesus’ physical welfare. He must have been exhausted by the travel of the morning. They were amazed that he…
16th Century
Protestant
I have food to eat which you know not. It is wonderful that, when He is fatigued and hungry, He refuses to eat; for if it is said that He …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But he said to them That is, "Jesus", as the Persic, or the Lord Jesus, as the Ethiopic versions express it:
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Presbyterian
The disciples wondered that Christ talked so with a Samaritan. Yet they knew it was for some good reason and for some good end. So, when particular…
13th Century
Catholic
After presenting the teaching on spiritual water, the Evangelist now deals with its effect.
First, he presents the effect itself.<…
