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Pentecost Season · Year B

Proper 13

August 1, 2027

The Israelites Gathering Manna in the Desert, Nicolas Poussin
The Israelites Gathering Manna in the Desert, Nicolas Poussin, 1637–1639Musee du Louvre, Paris
Poussin called this painting an argument in figures: on the left people are still starving, in the middle they are gathering, on the right they are already sharing it out.Exodus gives the manna and John 6 argues about what it meant; Poussin painted the stages of a crowd realising it has been fed.Nicolas PoussinA French painter who lived almost entirely in Rome, building his compositions from wax figures in a box, and became the model of classical order.Musee du Louvre, ParisThe former royal palace of France, opened as a public museum in 1793 after the Revolution, and now the most visited museum in the world.Musee du Louvre, Paris
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelJohn 6:24-35Jn 6:24-35
EpistleEph. 4:1-16Eph 4:1-16
Old Testament2 Sam. 11:26 - 12:13a2 Sm 11:26 - 12:13aAlt. OTExod. 16:2-4, 9-15Ex 16:2-4, 9-15
PsalterPs. 51:1-12Ps 51:1-12Alt. PsalmPs. 78:23-29Ps 78:23-29

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

John 6:24-35Jn 6:24-35 Working Preacher

A Luther Seminary commentary on Jesus turning the crowd from perishable bread to himself as the bread of life.

John 6:24-35Jn 6:24-35 Center for Excellence in Preaching

A Reformed preaching commentary on working for food that endures and the true bread from heaven.

John 6Jn 6 Enduring Word · David Guzik

A verse-by-verse evangelical commentary walking through the bread of life discourse.

John 6 CommentaryJn 6 Commentary Precept Austin

A deep study page compiling Greek word studies, cross-references, and many expositors on the chapter.

Classic commentaries on John 6Classic commentaries on Jn 6 BibleHub

A classic aggregator stacking Barnes, Gill, Ellicott, and other historic commentators verse by verse.

Background & Word Study

Overview: JohnOverview: Jn BibleProject

An animated overview of John's structure and portrait of Jesus that situates the bread of life discourse within the whole Gospel.

John 6:24 interlinearJn 6:24 interlinear BibleHub

A word-by-word Greek interlinear with parsing and Strong's numbers for close study of the text.

The Church Fathers

John 6, patristic commentaryJn 6, patristic commentary Catena

A verse-linked catena gathering patristic and early church comment on each verse of John 6.

Sermons & Reflections

Give Us This Bread Journey with Jesus

A lectionary essay on the hunger that ordinary bread cannot satisfy and Jesus as the bread of life.

Podcast

Sermon Brainwave #617: Ordinary 18 Working Preacher

The Sermon Brainwave roundtable working through all four Year B readings for this Sunday.

Art & Music

Art in the Christian Tradition Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt's page collecting artwork, hymn suggestions, and the appointed texts for Proper 13 Year B.

Study Hub

The Text This Week: Proper 13B Textweek

The Textweek hub aggregating commentary, art, and sermon links across every reading for the day (a few links may be dated).

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