John 6:55 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I, as a Christ crucified, not merely considered as to my Divine nature, but as to both natures united in one person, and particularly with respect to my death and suffering, am indeed the food of souls; not a typical food, as manna was, but a true and real food, which nourisheth them to eternal life, and the most excellent food for them. In which sense Christ is called the true light, 1 Thessalonians 1:9, and the true vine, 1 Thessalonians 15:1.