John 6:35 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Jesus said unto them,I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. ”

• John 6:35 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  I am the bread of life - I am the support of spiritual life; or my doctrines will give life and peace to the soul. Shall never hunger - See the notes at John 4:14 .

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• John 6:35 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread (i) of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. (i) Which has life and gives life.

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• John 6:35 - 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 6:35 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  am the bread of life . A form of expression peculiar to this Gospel. The Figure of speech Metaphor (App-6), which carries over, and asserts that one thing is, i.e. represents the other; thus dif...

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• John 6:35 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  35. I am the bread of life. First, he shows that the bread, which they asked in mockery, is before their eyes; and, next, he reproves them. He begins with doctrine, to make it more evident...

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• John 6:35 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. I am the bread of life - That is, the bread which gives life...

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• John 6:35 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Lord, evermore give us this bread.— It is reasonable to imagine, as we have observed a little before, that the people who now heard our Lord were of different characters: many of them, no doubt, we...

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• John 6:35 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. And (or, 'But') Jesus said unto them, I am the bread...

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• John 6:35 - 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 6:35 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  I am the bread of life. — Comp. again the conversation with the woman of Samaria. Here they have asked for “this bread,” the bread which giveth life, as distinct from that which perisheth. It is no...

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• John 6:35 - 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 6:35 - 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 6:35 - 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 6:35 - 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 6:35 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  SPIRITUAL FOOD ‘Jesus said unto them, I am the Bread of Life.’ John 6:35 The multitude followed the Lord, and immediately He directed their minds to that deduction which He would have us lik...

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• John 6:35 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life ,.... Christ is so called, because he gives life to dead sinners: men in a state of nature are dead in trespasses and sins; and whatever they feed up...

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• John 6:35 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. Ver. 35. I am that bread of life ] Christ, passing by th...

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• John 6:35 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Then said they, Evermore give us this bread On which it seems our life depends: let us always live upon this heavenly manna. Thus said some of the wiser and better part of them, though they did not...

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• John 6:35 - 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 6:35 - 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 6:35 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  I am the bread of life; the bread that giveth spiritual and eternal life, and the bread that upholdeth and maintains spiritual life; the Messiah, whom God hath sent into the world, to quicken those...

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• John 6:35 - 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 6:35 - 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 6:35 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  John 6:35 I. The conversation of our Lord was well fitted to damp the zeal of those worldly-minded ones whose only object was to use His aid in resisting the Roman power. He had never sought to ma...

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• John 6:35 - 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 6:35 - 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 6:35 - 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 6:35 - 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 6:35 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  And Jesus said unto them, I am he Bread of Life; he that cometh to Me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst.

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• John 6:35 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 10:16-18 ; 1 Corinthians 11:23-29 ; Isaiah 49:10 ; Isaiah 55:1-3 ; John 4:13 ; John 4:14 ; John 5:40 ; John 6:37 ; John 6:41 ; John 6:44 ; John 6:45 ; John 6:48-58 ; John 6...

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• John 6:35 - 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 6:35 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  I am the bread of life — Having and giving life: he that cometh — he that believeth — Equivalent expressions: shall never hunger, thirst — Shall be satisfied, happy, for ever.

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