John 6:57

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 6:22-59

67. The bread of life (John 6:22-59)Many Jews were determined to find Jesus and make him king. Although he had escaped from them after the feeding of the multitude, they were out the next day looking for him (John 6:22-24).Jesus knew that these people wanted him to be king not because they felt any spiritual need, but because they thought he had magical powers that could supply all their daily needs. He urged them not to think just of physical and temporal blessings, but to seek the spiritual... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 6:57

As = According as. See John 13:15 . 1Jn 2:6 ; 1 John 2:4 . live. See note on John 4:50 . by = through. Greek. dia. App-104 .John 6:2 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 6:57

As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eateth me, he shall also live because of me.Eating Christ is a metaphor for accepting the whole system of Christianity in faith and obedience. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 6:57

John 6:57. As the living Father hath sent me, &c.— "As it is my meat and drink to do the will of the Father, who is the fountain and author of life and happiness; as I nourish and delight my mind, as man, with the punctual execution of all the orders that he gave me when he sent me into the world; so he that eateth me, he that cordially and perseveringly believes my doctrine, experiences the power of the truths which I deliver, and obeys my precepts, shall find therein perpetual nourishment... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 6:57

57. As the living Father hath sent me—to communicate His own life. and I live by the Father—literally, "because of the Father"; My life and His being one, but Mine that of a Son, whose it is to be "of the Father." (See John 1:18; John 5:26). he that eateth me, . . . shall live by me—literally, "because of Me." So that though one spiritual life with Him, "the Head of every man is Christ, as the head of Christ is God" (1 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Corinthians 3:23). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:22-59

3. The bread of life discourse 6:22-59Jesus proceeded to clarify His identity by teaching the crowds and His disciples. He did so by developing the figure of the Bread of Life, which He claimed to be. Jesus used the feeding of the 5,000 as a basis for explaining His identity to the multitudes. He compared Himself to bread."Again, it was a ministry of ’grace and truth’ (John 1:17). In grace, our Lord fed the hungry people; but in truth, He gave them the Word of God." [Note: Wiersbe, 1:310.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:52-59

The meaning of believing 6:52-59Jesus introduced a new metaphor for believing on Him, namely, eating His flesh. The following pericope is highly metaphorical. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:57

Jesus traced the eternal life that the believer receives when he or she trusts in Jesus back through the Son to the living God (cf. John 5:21; John 5:24-27). This helps us see that eternal life is essentially God’s life that He imparts to believers. It also clarifies Jesus’ central role as the mediator of eternal life from the Father to humankind. read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - John 6:57

6:57 account (e-12) account (e-25) Dia with the accusative is not simply 'by' or 'through,' and here it is evident that it is important to be accurate. The sense is 'by reason of what the Father is and his living;' 'I live by reason of his being and living.' read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:1-71

The Bread of LifeJohn 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 Jerusalem, our Lord met the Apostles somewhere on the W. of the lake (perhaps at Capernaum), and heard their report of their mission (Luke 9:10). He then spent about a fortnight preaching and healing the sick (John 6:2), and afterwards, seeking retirement, sailed with them to a desert place on the NE. coast... read more

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