John 6:57

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

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - John 6:52-59

Life through Christ's sacrifice: v. 52. The Jews, therefore, strove among themselves, saying, How can this Man give us His flesh to eat? v. 53. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, ye have no life in you. v. 54. Whoso eateth My flesh and drinketh My blood hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. v. 55. For My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. v. 56. He that eateth... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - John 6:22-65

3. Decisive Declaration Of Christ, And Offence Of Many DisciplesJohn 6:22-65EXEGETICAL AND CRITICAL[After a brief historical introduction, John 6:22-25, John gives that wonderful discourse which unfolds the symbolic meaning of the miraculous feeding of the multitude, namely, the grand truth that Christ is the Bread of everlasting life, which alone can satisfy the spiritual wants of men. It may be divided into four parts, each of which is introduced by an act of the audience and determined by... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - John 6:52-59

Eat and Live John 6:52-59 In John 6:57 our Lord gives the secret of His inner life. At the beginning of His ministry He told the tempter that man did not live by bread alone, but by God’s Word. Here He goes further and says that He lived not only by the words of God, but by God Himself. There is also this other truth, that each of us is called to exercise toward Christ the same attitude and dependence that He exercised toward the Father. It is impossible by one illustration to set forth the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - John 6:1-71

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 to take Him by force, and make Him King. This He would not permit. Sending His disciples across the sea He retired to the mountain. Then followed the wonder -recorded also by Matthew and Mark--of His stilling of the storm. Thus it will be seen that He returned to where the conflict had occurred, and... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - John 6:57

THE FOOD OF THE SAINTS‘As the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth Me, even he shall live by Me.’ John 6:57 These words, simply and naturally, imply, first of all, the idea simply of eating. It is not, I think, amiss for us from time to time to recollect on what our convictions rest. I. We know that it was by eating, transgressing God’s command, that man fell, and we know something of the result of that fall. To us who have the revealed truth made clear, we,... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:26-59

The Bread of Life, Eating His Flesh And Drinking His Blood (John 6:26-59 ). The narrative that follows must be carefully divided up if it is to be properly understood. There are in fact three clearly differentiated phases: · The first is to do with the crowd who have come seeking Him (John 6:26-40). In this there is only reference to partaking of the bread of life by coming to Him and believing on Him. The ideas that He promulgates are purely based on the parabolic idea of spiritual bread. ·... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:51-59

Except You Eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and Drink His Blood (John 6:51-59 ). We are now gliding into the third phase of His teaching where He is teaching in the Synagogue, although the point at which the break comes is not fully apparent. Now He knows that He is talking to those who are seeking His life, and His message therefore alters to take that fact into account. This explains the change in emphasis. From now on He has His coming death in view. read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:57

“As the living Father has sent me and I live because of the Father, so he who eats me will live because of me.” Here He was not only thinking of the fact that His human life had been given to Him, and was sustained, by ‘the living Father’, the very Fountain of Life Himself, but that His resurrection would also be the Father’s work. Both His present and future life would be sustained by ‘the living Father’ Who sent Him. He had ‘life’, and would continue to have life, ‘because of the Father’. In... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:52-65

John 6:52-Jude : . Further “ Jewish” Objections.— Further advance is made by the use for the first time of the phrase, “ to eat the flesh.” To their question “ How?” Jesus answers that the gift of life can be obtained only by such means. The reference to the sacrificial death is made clearer by the addition “ and drink His blood.” The true life can be gained only by the assimilation of the “ Body” and the “ Blood,” the life set free by death for wider purposes. Those who partake of this “... read more

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