John 6:43-51 KJV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:50

This is the bread which cometh down from heaven ,.... Namely, that of which he had spoken John 6:32 , meaning himself: that a man may eat thereof, and not die ; for this heavenly bread is soul quickening, soul strengthening, and soul satisfying food; nor can there be any want where this is: eating of it is not to be understood corporeally, as these Capernaites took it; nor sacramentally, as if it was confined to the ordinance of the Lord's supper, which was not, as yet, instituted; but... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:51

I am the living bread which came down from heaven ,.... This is the same with what is said in John 6:33 , which is true of Christ, as he has life in him; and is the author and giver of life to others; and is of an heavenly original, and came from heaven to give life to men: and such is the virtue of this living and heavenly bread, that if any man eat of this bread he shall live for ever ; not a natural, but a spiritual life; a life of sanctification, which is begun here, and will be... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:44

Except the Father - draw him - But how is a man drawn? St. Augustin answers from the poet, Trahit sua quemque voluptas ; a man is attracted by that which he delights in. Show green herbage to a sheep, he is drawn by it: show nuts to a child, and he is drawn by them. They run wherever the person runs who shows these things: they run after him, but they are not forced to follow; they run, through the desire they feel to get the things they delight in. So God draws man: he shows him his wants... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:45

It is written in the prophets - Isaiah 54:13 ; Jeremiah 31:34 . They shall be all taught of God - This explains the preceding verse. God teaches a man to know himself, that, finding his need of salvation, he may flee to lay hold on the hope which his heavenly Father has set before him in the Gospel. God draws men by his love, and by showing them what his love has done for them. Fear repels, but love attracts. He who is ever preaching the terrors of the law, and representing God as a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:46

Not that any man hath seen the Father - He does not teach men by appearing personally before them, or by any other outward voice than that of his word and messengers; but he teaches by his Spirit. This teaching from God implies: That they shall have proper instruction. That they shall comprehend it; for, when God teaches, there is no delay in learning. And, That this teaching should be by the influence of the Holy Ghost upon their minds. He which is of God - That is, Christ alone:... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:47

Hath everlasting life - He is entitled to this, on his believing me to be the Messiah, and trusting in me alone for salvation. Our blessed Lord recapitulates here what he had said in the preceding discourse. The person who is saved is, drawn by the Father; hears his instructions; accepts the salvation offered; is given to Christ Jesus, that he may be justified by faith; is nourished by the bread of life; perseveres in the faith; is not lost, but is raised up at the last day;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:48

I am that bread of life - I alone afford, by my doctrine and Spirit, that nourishment by which the soul is saved unto life eternal. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:49

Your fathers did eat manna - and are dead - That bread neither preserved their bodies alive, nor entitled them to life eternal; but those who receive my salvation, shall not only be raised again in the last day, but shall inherit eternal life. It was an opinion of the Jews themselves that their fathers, who perished in the wilderness, should never have a resurrection. Our Lord takes them on their own ground: Ye acknowledge that your fathers who fell in the wilderness shall never have a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:50

This is the bread, etc. - I am come for this very purpose, that men may believe in me, and have eternal life. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:51

Is my flesh, which I will give, etc. - Our Lord explains his meaning more fully, in these words, than he had done before. Having spoken so much of the bread which feeds and nourishes the soul, and preserves from death, the attention of his hearers was fixed upon his words, which to them appeared inexplicable; and they desired to know what their meaning was. He then told them that the bread meant his flesh, (his life), which he was about to give up; to save the life of the world. Here our... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:50

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:51

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:44

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:45

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:46

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:47

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:48

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:49

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:50

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:51

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