John 6:32

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 6:30-34

6:30-34 They said to him: "What sign are you going to perform that we may see it and believe in you? What is your work? Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness. As it stands written: 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" Jesus said to them: "This is the truth I tell you--Moses did not give you bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the real bread from heaven. The bread of God is he who comes down from heaven, and gives life to the world." They said to him: "Sir, always give us... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:32

Then Jesus said unto them, verily, verily, I say unto you ,.... It is truth, and may be depended on, whether it will be believed or not: Moses gave you not that bread from heaven ; in which Christ denies that that bread, or manna, did come from heaven; that is, from the highest heavens, only from the air, and was not such celestial bread he after speaks of, and which came down from the heaven of heavens: and moreover, he denies that Moses gave them that bread; it was the Lord that gave... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:32

Moses gave you not that bread from heaven - Our Lord refutes the argument of the Jews, by proving: That it was not Moses, but God, who gave the manna. That this bread was not the true bread, but was merely a type of it. That God had given them now a bread infinitely more excellent. That himself is that heavenly nourishment of which he spake, and who was typified by the manna in the desert. To show that himself was the true bread from heaven, he proves two things: That his... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:32

Verse 32 32.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 speaks only by comparison. The manna מן is called the bread of heaven, but it is for the nourishment of the body; but the bread which ought truly and properly to be reckoned heavenly, is that which gives spiritual nourishment to the soul. Christ therefore makes a contrast here between the world and heaven, because we ought not to seek the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:1-71

2. Christ declares himself to be the Sustainer and Protector of the life of which he is the Source . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:22-59

(3) The sequel of the signs . The discussion which follows is closely linked with these two great miracles of power and love. It naturally arises out of them, and refers with great explicitness to the former of them and to its true meaning. The discussion does unquestionably alter its scope as it proceeds, and at John 6:41 and John 6:52 "the Jews" take up a controversy which had previously been conducted by a portion of the crowd who witnessed his mighty works. Jesus declared (1) ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:26-36

(a) An offer of himself as veritable bread . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:30-33

The nature of the gift from heaven. The Jews demanded "a sign from heaven." I. THEM DEMAND FOR A FRESH MIRACLE . "What sign then dost thou do, that we may see, and believe in thee? what dost thou work?" 1 . They thought they were entitled to demand a fresh miracle, much in advance of the miracle at Bethsaida Julius; because that was, after all, not so remarkable as the miracle of the manna in the wilderness. "Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:32

Jesus therefore said to them, with the tones of special emphasis, Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses, of whom you are reasonably thinking with due reverence, who gave £ you the bread out of heaven. There are two assertions here. There is also an implication, which the hearers of Jesus were called on to make. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:32

The true Bread. From any other than Jesus Christ this language would have been egotistical in the extreme. Coming from his lips, referring as it did to himself, this declaration is natural enough. For since he was the Son of God, no claim inferior to this would have been just. It is a marvellous metaphor, this, in which our Lord proclaims himself the true Bread, the Bread from heaven, the Bread of God, the Bread of life. I. CONSIDER THE HUNGER OF THE SOUL WHICH IS ... read more

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