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Jesus the Bread of Life
John 6:24-35
Good News Translation (GNT)
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24 When the crowd saw that Jesus was not there,
nor his disciples, they got into those boats
and went to Capernaum, looking for him.
25 When the people found Jesus on the other
side of the lake, they said to him,
"Teacher, when did you get here?"
26 Jesus answered, "I am telling you the truth:
you are looking for me because you ate the
bread and had all you wanted, not because
you understood my miracles.
27 Do not work for food that spoils; instead, work
for the food that lasts for eternal life. This is
the food which the Son of Man will give you,
because God, the Father, has put his mark of
approval on him."
28 So they asked him, "What can we do in order
to do what God wants us to do?"
29 Jesus answered, "What God wants you to do
is to believe in the one he sent."
30 They replied, "What miracle will you perform
so that we may see it and believe you?
What will you do?
31 Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, just as
the scripture says, 'He gave them bread from
heaven to eat.'"
32 "I am telling you the truth," Jesus said. "What
Moses gave you was not (a) the bread from
heaven; it is my Father who gives you the real
bread from heaven.
33 For the bread that God gives is he who comes
down from heaven and gives life to the world."
34 "Sir," they asked him, "give us this bread
always."
35 "I am the bread of life," Jesus told them.
"Those who come to me will never be hungry;
those who believe in me will never be thirsty.
Footnotes
John 6:32 What Moses gave you was not;
or
It was not Moses who gave you.
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Commentary taken from
'The Applied New Testament Commentary'
(Kingsway)
Jesus the Bread of Life
John 6:24-35
The morning after the feeding of the five thousand, the crowd looked
for Jesus. They still wanted to make Him a king.
But finally, when they could not find Jesus anywhere, they got into
some boats that had come from the city of Tiberias, and went across
the lake in search of Him.
Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee walking on the water. The crowd who
had been fed with the five loaves and two fish came by land the next day
to look for Him. They were only seeking more bread, more healing.
The miracles Jesus had performed had not led the people to believe in Him;
they had only led to a desire for more miracles.
Jesus said they should work for spiritual "food," which only he can give.
Such "food" lasts forever, and it gives life that lasts forever.
Yet, even though one must work for it, it is always a gift. Jesus,
the Son of Man, gives this spiritual food to whom He pleases.
"Food that spoils" represents not only ordinary food for eating,
but also all worldly things, such as wealth, honour, and pleasure.
The food that the Son of Man gives is true food indeed, because God
has placed His seal on the Son. In New Testament times, important-people
placed their seal on their letters. The seal proved that the letter
was indeed written by the owner of the seal and not by someone else.
So God's "seal" proves that Jesus has come from God.
Jesus is not only the Son of Man, he is also the Son of God.
Faith is first of all a gift; but having received the gift,
we must then use it.
Again the Jews wanted a greater sign. They wanted to be continuously
filled with bread. Then they suggested a sign He could give them.
The Jews in New Testament times believed that the Messiah, when He came,
would also send "manna" from heaven. Let Him perform that sign.
Then they would believe in Him.
Jesus told the people that Moses didn't give the manna; God gave it.
The true bread from heaven is spiritual "bread," the bread of God.
This "bread of God" comes down from heaven and gives life to the world
The bread Jesus gives is spiritual bread, and it gives men
spiritual life, eternal life.
Like the Samaritan woman, the people did not understand Jesus' spiritual meaning.
Then Jesus said
"I am that bread. He who comes to me and eats this bread will never go hungry.
Then Jesus added,
"He who believes in me will never go thirsty."
We must understand that to "eat" this bread and to "drink" this water
means to believe in Jesus.
It means to receive Jesus into our life. Just as we take food and
drink into our stomachs, so we take Christ into our hearts through faith.
Jesus says here: "He who comes to me will never go hungry."
To come to Jesus is the same as to believe in Jesus.
Jesus says to all men: "Come to me".
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