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Ordinary Time · Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year B

John 6:60-69

I Am the Bread of Life

August 22, 2027

The Exhortation to the Apostles, James Tissot
The Exhortation to the Apostles, James Tissot, 1886–94Brooklyn Museum, New York
From Tissot's Palestine series. The twelve are grouped close around a seated figure, and several of them look uncertain.This teaching is difficult; who can accept it? The reading is the point at which many of his disciples turned back.James TissotA French painter of fashionable society who, after a religious experience, spent the rest of his life illustrating the Bible.Brooklyn Museum, New YorkNew York's second largest museum, holding a celebrated Egyptian collection and Tissot's entire Bible series.Brooklyn Museum, New York
Roman Lectionary
GospelJohn 6:60-69Jn 6:60-69
Second ReadingEph. 5:21-32Eph 5:21-32 orEph. 5:2a, 25-32Eph 5:2a, 25-32
First ReadingJosh. 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18bJos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b
Responsorial PsalmPs. 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21 (9a)Ps 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21 (9a)

Overview & Insights

"I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger." (John 6:35)

The crowd seeks Jesus after the feeding, and he tells them to work for the food that endures to eternal life. He declares himself the true bread from heaven that God gives for the life of the world.

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Commentary

Commentary on John 6:56-69Commentary on Jn 6:56-69 Working Preacher

Luther Seminary exegesis of the hard saying and Peter's confession at the close of the bread of life discourse.

John 6: The Bread of LifeJn 6: The Bread of Life Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik works through the whole chapter verse by verse, including the disciples who turned back.

John 6 CommentaryJn 6 Commentary Precept Austin

A deep gathering of quotations, word studies, and cross references worked verse by verse.

John 6:60 CommentariesJn 6:60 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries on the grumbling disciples and Peter's answer in one place.

Barnes' Notes on John 6Barnes' Notes on Jn 6 StudyLight

Albert Barnes' notes on the whole chapter of John 6.

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Catholic Productions · Brant Pitre

Dr. Brant Pitre opens the day's readings from a Catholic scholar, tracing the choice to stay with Jesus.

Twenty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle B, Sunday Connection Loyola Press · Sunday Connection

Catholic background, reflection questions, and family prayer for the Sunday's readings.

Background & Word Study

Gospel of John 1-12 OverviewGospel of Jn 1-12 Overview BibleProject

An animated overview of the first half of John, where the bread of life discourse falls.

John 6:60 Greek InterlinearJn 6:60 Greek Interlinear BibleHub

Greek word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for the hard saying and Peter's confession.

The Church Fathers

Catena on John 6Catena on Jn 6 Catena

Patristic and medieval comments compiled verse by verse for John 6.

Art & Music

Art in the Christian Tradition Vanderbilt

A curated image index for the readings of the day across the history of Christian art.

Study Hub

The Text This Week: Proper 16 B Textweek

A curated index of commentary, art, and sermons for the close of the bread of life discourse across traditions (a few links may be dated).

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