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The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:22-24

The next day, the crowd which stood on the other side of the sea, near the site of the great miracle, amazed at the departure of the disciples and the separation between them and Jesus, and saw that there was only one little boat there £ —or "none other little boat there save one," and this was too small for it to be the boat which brought Jesus and his disciples thither or took the latter away—and saw that Jesus did not enter with his disciples into the boat in which they were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:22-26

False seekers and a true Saviour. We have here in relation to Jesus— I. A MANIFESTATION OF AN OUTWARDLY PROPER AND HOPEFUL CONDUCT . These people sought Jesus, and in doing so: 1 . They strove to find the right Object— Jesus. Many seek unworthy, worthless, and injurious objects—objects unworthy of them and their efforts—the very thought of which is most debasing and morally dangerous; but these people seek the most worthy, valuable, and soul-benefiting Object it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:22-29

The dialogue between Jesus and the Jews in the synagogue of Capernaum. The multitude followed our Lord on the following day across to Capernaum. I. JESUS DISCLOSES TO THEM THE SELFISH MOTIVES THAT GOVERNED THEIR CONDUCT . "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of those loaves, and were filled." 1 . Jesus knew the hearts of men . 2 . He exposes their inward character with an unshrinking boldness . 3 ... 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 6:24

"Seeking Jesus." The Lord Jesus came to earth to seek and to save that which was lost. And again and again in the course of his ministry he was sought by those whom he was seeking. There were periods of popularity when, from various motives, the multitudes resorted to the Prophet of Nazareth. Their seeking Jesus was emblematical of the conduct becoming in all men, when Christ comes nigh to them in the messages of his Word and the ordinances of his Church. I. SEEKING JESUS ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:25

When they had found him on the other side of the sea (other side than that on which the miracle took place, and yet near Capernaum. This contradicts the exposition which would make the site of the feeding to be on the Western side), they said unto him, Rabbi , when earnest thou? and how happens it that thou art here? The πότε ὦδε γέγονας ; is difficult to translate. The when? practically includes the how? also. The difficulty lay in the time. They were sure that Jesus had not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:26

Jesus answered them ; i . e . he met by response their question, but not after the fashion their curiosity might dictate, omitting any reply to their unnecessary inquiry, and even refusing to answer it. The method and time were of no real moment to his questioners. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs —in the sense I am desirous you should see those miracles of healing ( John 6:2 ) or other wonders of yesterday, viz. as "signs," "symbols," of my... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:26-36

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

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The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:27

Labour not for the food that is perishable, which soon loses its effect and must be renewed, which is corruptible and worthless if not partaken of at once, which, like manna, may breed worms, or vanish in the sun; labour not for the merely outward and vanishing and perishable elements in my work. Christ did not mean that these multitudes were not to toil for their daily bread, which could only be secured for them by labour and the sweat of the brow; but to labour for the food which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:27

Fruitless and fruitful toil. Our Lord's miracles did not end in themselves. Out of them there often grew interviews, conversations, and discourses of the greatest interest and profit. Such was the case with the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves. The provision made for their bodily wants prompted the people to resort in numbers to the Prophet of Nazareth. And thus our Lord had the opportunity, which he did not fail to use, of presenting to the multitudes, upon the suggestion of... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:22-24

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:22-26

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:22-29

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:22-59

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:24

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:25

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:26

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:26-36

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:27

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:27

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