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Pentecost Season · Proper 14 · Year B

John 6:35, 41-51

I Am the Bread of Life

August 8, 2027

The Saviour with the Eucharist, Juan de Juanes
The Saviour with the Eucharist, Juan de Juanes, c. 1560Museo del Prado, Madrid
A Valencian devotional panel: Christ holds up the host and the chalice and looks straight out, painted to be seen from a pew.I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry.Juan de JuanesThe leading painter of Renaissance Valencia, whose devotional images were so admired locally that he was spoken of as having painted from vision.Museo del Prado, MadridSpain's national collection, formed from what the Spanish crown had bought over three centuries, which is why its Titians and Rubenses are unmatched.Museo del Prado, Madrid
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelJohn 6:35, 41-51Jn 6:35, 41-51
EpistleEph. 4:25-5:2Eph 4:25-5:2
Old Testament2 Sam. 18:5-9, 15, 31-332 Sm 18:5-9, 15, 31-33Alt. OT1 Kings 19:4-81 Kgs 19:4-8
PsalterPs. 130Ps 130Alt. PsalmPs. 34:1-8Ps 34:1-8

Overview & Insights

"I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never be hungry." (John 6:35)

Jesus declares himself the bread of life come down from heaven; when the crowd grumbles at this claim, he says that the bread he gives for the life of the world is his own flesh.

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Commentary

Working Preacher: Commentary on John 6:35, 41-51Working Preacher: Commentary on Jn 6:35, 41-51 Working Preacher

Lutheran lectionary commentary on the bread of life discourse for Year B, Proper 14.

Enduring Word: John 6Enduring Word: Jn 6 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.

Precept Austin: John 6 CommentaryPrecept Austin: Jn 6 Commentary Precept Austin

Deep study page gathering many conservative commentators on John 6.

BibleHub: Commentaries on John 6:35BibleHub: Commentaries on Jn 6:35 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the bread of life saying.

Background & Word Study

BibleProject: Gospel of John (Chapters 1-12) OverviewBibleProject: Gospel of Jn (Chapters 1-12) Overview BibleProject

Animated overview of the first half of John, including the bread of life discourse.

BibleHub: John 6 InterlinearBibleHub: Jn 6 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek-English interlinear for word-level study of John 6.

The Church Fathers

Catena: John 6Catena: Jn 6 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on John 6.

Worship & Prayers

The Lectionary Page: Proper 14B The Lectionary Page

Anglican collect and full set of appointed readings for the day.

Podcast

Working Preacher: Sermon Brainwave Podcast Working Preacher

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Art & Music

Vanderbilt: Revised Common Lectionary Art Index Vanderbilt

Lectionary art index for visual reflection on the day's readings.

Study Hub

The Text This Week: Proper 14B Textweek

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