bodyofchrist Archives • Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K.

“The multitude being urgent for bodily food, and reminding Him of that which was given to their fathers, He tells them that the manna was only a type of that spiritual food which was now to be tasted in reality, I am that bread of life. He calls Himself the bread of life, because He constitutes one life, both present, and to come. The addition, In the wilderness, is not put in without meaning, but to remind them how short a time the manna lasted; only till the entrance into the land of promise. And because the bread which Christ gave seemed inferior to the manna, in that the latter had come down from heaven, while the former was of this world, He adds, Thisis the bread which comes down from heaven. He then gives them a strong reason for believing that they were given for higher privileges than their fathers. Their fathers eat manna and were dead; whereas of this bread He says, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. The difference of the two is evident from the difference of their ends. By bread here is meant wholesome doctrine, and faith in Him, or His body: for these are the preservatives of the soul.” – St John Chrysostom #breadoflife #everlastinglife #bodyofchrist #manna

“The multitude being urgent for bodily food, and reminding Him of that which was given to their fathers, He tells …