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Jesus therefore said to them, "Most assuredly, I tell you, it wasn`t Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven.
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God, Not Moses, is the Giver
Jesus immediately corrects the crowd's focus. Commentators explain that he makes two clarifications: first, it was God the Father, not Moses, who was the ultimate provider of the manna. Second, that manna was merely physical food for the body, not the 'true bread' from the highest heaven that nourishes the soul for eternity.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Moses gave you not that bread from heaven. This might be translated, "Moses gave you not the bread of heaven." The word "that," w…
It was not Moses that gave you (ου Μωυσης εδωκεν υμιν). "Not Moses gave you." Blunt and pointed denial (aorist active indicative o…
19th Century
Anglican
Moses gave you not that bread.—Again His solemn words bring to their thoughts the deeper reality which they are passing o…
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Baptist
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 …
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…
16th Century
Protestant
Verily, verily, I say to you, Moses gave you not bread from heaven. Christ appears to contradict what was quoted from the psalm, but he sp…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Jesus said to them, truly, truly, I say to you , &c.] It is truth, and may be depended on, whether it will be b…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Having told us the question the Jews had asked Christ, the Evangelist now gives his answer.
First, Christ tells us of the origin o…
