John 6:33 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. ”

• John 6:33 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  The bread of God - The means of support which God furnishes. That which, in his view, is needful for man. Is he ... - Is the Messiah who has come from heaven. And giveth life ... - See th...

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• John 6:33 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Desire for a Sign: the True Manna. After raising their expectations He had refused to go forward. In answer to their surprise at finding Him so soon across the lake He tells them why. Their hop...

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• John 6:33 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  He , or "That". the world. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6, for its inhabitants. Used in John to show that Gentiles will be included in Israel's blessing.

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• John 6:33 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  33. For the bread of God. Christ reasons negatively from the definition to the thing defined, in this manner: “ The heavenly bread is that which hath come down from heaven to give life t...

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• John 6:33 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

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• John 6:33 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Our fathers did eat manna, &c.— By extolling the miracle of the manna, by calling it bread from heaven, and by insinuating that it was Moses's miracle, the Jews endeavoured to disparage Chris...

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• John 6:33 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. This verse...

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• John 6:33 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Bread of Life John 6:1 to John 7:1 . Feeding the five thousand. Walking upon the sea. Discourse upon the bread of life. Defection of many disciples. The Apostles stand firm. Returning from...

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• John 6:33 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  He which. — Better, that which. The identification with Himself does not occur before John 6:35 . This verse is a fuller expression of the last clause of John 6:32 , to which each term answers....

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• John 6:33 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 14 JESUS THE BREAD OF LIFE. John 6:1-59 . In this chapter John follows the same method as in the last. He first relates the sign, and then gives our Lord's interpretation of it. As to t...

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• John 6:33 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Father's Will Jesus' Law of Life John 6:30-40 On the day following, our Lord had to encounter, first the demand of the people for a continuation of the miracle of the preceding night, John...

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• John 6:33 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The whole chapter really records things resulting from the conflict recorded in the previous one. Having crossed the sea, Jesus first fed the multitude, and they, enamored of His ability, attempted t...

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• John 6:33 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with...

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• John 6:33 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven ,.... In the way and manner just now mentioned: and which clearly points out Christ himself, who may be called "the bread of God"; to disting...

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• John 6:33 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Ver. 33. Which came down from heaven ] From the highest heaven (not out of the middle region of the air o...

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• John 6:33 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Jesus said, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven It was not Moses who in ancient times gave the manna to your fathers, neither was the manna bread from heaven , though it be so called by the...

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• John 6:33 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND (vs.1-13) The setting here is no longer Jerusalem, but Galilee, and the contrast to the beginning of chapter 5 is striking. For here grace shines out beautifully, availa...

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• John 6:33 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ the True Bread from Heaven; Christ Welcomes All that Come to Him; Necessity of Feeding upon Christ.       28 Then said they unto hi...

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• John 6:33 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Moses gave you spiritual, heavenly bread; but that was only spiritual as it was typical and prefigured me; heavenly, as it came from the lower heavens, was mined down from thence, not made upon the e...

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• John 6:33 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Words to The Crowds ( John 6:26-40 ). Jesus' initial words were spoken to the crowds who had followed Him. These were the more simple folk whose thoughts were on more food, and miraculous provisio...

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• John 6:33 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 6:22-24 . None other boat, rather little ship (πλοιάριον).—The meaning of this long and complicated sentence is plain. A number of the crowd who had been pre...

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• John 6:33 - Scofield Reference Notes

  world Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind". ( See Scofield) - ( Matthew 4:8 ).

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• John 6:33 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 6:1-5 . After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were di...

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• John 6:33 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  John 6:2 . A great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles. But being dull of apprehension, they seemed to have no idea that the Lord could feed the hungry, as well as heal the sick....

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• John 6:33 - The Biblical Illustrator

  The day following Jesus the Bread of Life I. OUR LORD’S AVOWAL OF HIS DIVINE NATURE AND HIS HEAVENLY ERRAND. More than thirty times in this one discourse does He use the personal pronouns “Me”...

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• John 6:33 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION John 6:1-43 2. Christ declares himself to be the Sustainer and Protector of the life of which he is the Source . John 6:1-43 (1) The supply of human wants illustrat...

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• John 6:33 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Bread from heaven:

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• John 6:33 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 John 1:1 ; 1 John 1:2 ; 1 Timothy 1:15 ; John 13:3 ; John 16:28 ; John 17:8 ; John 3:13 ; John 6:38 ; John 6:48 ; John 8:42

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• John 6:33 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Bread of Life John 6:33-56 INTRODUCTORY WORDS When the devil said to Christ. "If Thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread," the Lord quickly unsheathed the sword of...

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• John 6:33 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  He that — giveth life to the world — Not (like the manna) to one people only: and that from generation to generation. Our Lord does not yet say, I am that bread; else the Jews would not have given...

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