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Scott's Reference Library
John 6:24 through John 6:35 (NIV)
24Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there,
they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in search of Jesus.
25When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi,
when did you get here?”
26Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, you are looking for me, not because you
saw miraculous signs but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. 27Do not
work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the
Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of
approval.”
28Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”
29Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
30So they asked him, “What miraculous sign then will you give that we may see it
and believe you? What will you do? 31Our forefathers ate the manna in the
desert; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
32Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, it is not Moses who has given you
the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from
heaven. 33For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life
to the world.”
34“Sir,” they said, “from now on give us this bread.”
35Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go
hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
VERSES 22-27
Instead of answering the inquiry how he came there, Jesus blamed their asking.
The utmost earnestness should be employed in seeking salvation, in the use of
appointed means; yet it is to be sought only as the gift of the Son of man. Him
the Father has sealed, proved to be God. He declared the Son of man to be the
Son of God with power.
VERSES 28-35
Constant exercise of faith in Christ, is the most important and difficult part
of the obedience required from us, as sinners seeking salvation. When by his
grace we are enabled to live a life of faith in the Son of God, holy tempers
follow, and acceptable services may be done. God, even his Father, who gave
their fathers that food from heaven to support their natural lives, now gave
them the true Bread for the salvation of their souls. Coming to Jesus, and
believing on him, signify the same. Christ shows that he is the true Bread; he
is to the soul what bread is to the body, nourishes and supports the spiritual
life. He is the Bread of God. Bread which the Father gives, which he has made to
be the food of our souls. Bread nourishes only by the powers of a living body;
but Christ is himself living Bread, and nourishes by his own power. The doctrine
of Christ crucified is now as strengthening and comforting to a believer as ever
it was. He is the Bread which came down from heaven. It denotes the Divinity of
Christ’s person and his authority; also, the Divine origin of all the good which
flows to us through him. May we with understanding and earnestness say, Lord,
evermore give us this Bread.