The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - John 6:47-51
Living Bread to eat: v. 47. v. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life. v. 48. I am that Bread of Life. v. 49. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness and are dead. v. 50. This is the Bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof and not die. v. 51. I am the living Bread which came down from heaven; if any man eat of this Bread, he shall live forever; and the Bread that I will give is My flesh, which I will give for the... read more
F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - John 6:1-99
John 6 THIS CHAPTER BRINGS US back again to Galilee, and we read of another of the great “signs” which Jesus did. The miracle of feeding the five thousand has evidently a special importance, since it is related in each of the four Gospels. Our chapter gives us the teaching, based upon it and relating to it, which makes apparent its significance. The miracle itself is described in such a way as to emphasize the Lord’s resource and foreknowledge. Jesus first addressed Himself to Philip. Now this... read more