Question 1

What is the main message of Jesus calling Himself the Bread of Life?

Accepted Answer

When Jesus says, “I am the bread of life,” He is taking the crowd’s focus off the free meal they just ate and off the manna their fathers had in the wilderness. He explains that physical bread only keeps you alive for a time, but He gives a different kind of life that never ends. Coming to Him and believing in Him is like eating this true bread. It means trusting Him as the One sent from the Father. Those who believe in Him will never be finally left empty and will be raised up at the last day.

Question 2

Why did Jesus feed the five thousand with five loaves and two fish?

Accepted Answer

Jesus fed the five thousand to show His compassion and His power to provide, even when the resources seemed too small. The crowd had followed Him and stayed long, and they were hungry. By using a boy’s five barley loaves and two small fish, Jesus showed that what looks weak and little in our eyes is enough in His hands. The miracle also prepares for His teaching that He Himself is the true bread from heaven. The full baskets of leftovers show not only that He meets needs, but that He gives in overflowing measure.

Question 3

Why did Jesus tell the crowd not to labour for the meat which perisheth?

Accepted Answer

Jesus saw that many followed Him mainly because they had eaten the loaves and were filled. He tells them not to pour their main effort into food that spoils and only fills the stomach for a short time. Instead, He calls them to seek “the meat which endureth unto everlasting life,” which He, the Son of man, gives. God the Father has set His mark on Him for this work. This doesn’t mean food is unimportant, but it puts first things first: believing in Jesus and receiving eternal life from Him.

Question 4

What does Jesus mean by eating His flesh and drinking His blood?

Accepted Answer

The wording here is strong, and it troubled many who heard it. Jesus is not talking about physically chewing His body. He later says, “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing.” Eating His flesh and drinking His blood means taking Him in by faith, trusting His sacrifice, and depending on Him as our life. Just as food and drink keep the body alive, Jesus gives true spiritual life by His flesh given for the life of the world and by His blood poured out. Those who “eat” Him this way have eternal life and live by Him.

Question 5

Why did many disciples say, “This is an hard saying,” and walk away?

Accepted Answer

Many who had followed Jesus were offended when He spoke about eating His flesh and drinking His blood, and about no one coming to Him unless it was given by the Father. They wanted a teacher who gave bread and signs, not One who spoke of deep union with Himself and the need for faith granted by God. The saying was hard to accept, not because it was unclear, but because it cut against their natural thoughts. Instead of softening His words to keep the crowd, Jesus let them go and stayed with those who truly believed.

Question 6

What does this passage teach about God’s role in people coming to Jesus?

Accepted Answer

Jesus says more than once that people come to Him because the Father gives them and draws them. “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me,” and “No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him.” This shows that faith is not something we drum up by our own power. God works first, teaching the heart and opening the ears so that a person truly hears and learns. At the same time, Jesus warmly invites all who come, and He promises never to cast out anyone who comes to Him in faith.

Question 7

How does Jesus walking on the sea fit with the Bread of Life teaching?

Accepted Answer

The story of Jesus walking on the sea shows His power over nature and His care for His disciples. They are in trouble, rowing in the dark on a rough sea, and He comes to them in a way that frightens them at first. When He says, “It is I; be not afraid,” the fear turns to welcome, and they soon reach land. This miracle, like the feeding of the five thousand, points to who He is. The One who rules wind and waves and feeds crowds is the same One who can give eternal life as the Bread from heaven.

Question 8

Why did Jesus refuse to be made a king after feeding the crowd?

Accepted Answer

After the crowd saw the miracle, they said He was the prophet who should come into the world and wanted to take Him by force to make Him a king. Their idea of a king was mainly earthly: someone who would fill their tables and throw off their earthly troubles. Jesus’ mission was not to be a political ruler like that. So He withdrew to the mountain alone. By doing this, He shows that His kingdom is different. He came to do His Father’s will, to give His flesh for the life of the world, and to rule hearts, not to meet shallow expectations.

Question 9

What does this passage show about Peter’s faith when he says, “Lord, to whom shall we go?”

Accepted Answer

When many turn back, Jesus asks the twelve if they will also go away. Peter answers for them: “Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.” Peter still does not understand everything Jesus has just said, but he knows enough to cling to Him. He has seen His works and heard His words. He is sure that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. This shows that true faith does not mean having every question solved, but it does mean trusting Jesus as the only One who can give eternal life.

Question 10

Why does Jesus say one of the twelve is a devil in this passage?

Accepted Answer

At the end of the chapter, after Peter’s strong confession, Jesus answers that He has chosen the twelve, yet one of them is “a devil.” He is speaking about Judas Iscariot, who would later betray Him. This shows that being close to Jesus outwardly and even working among His followers does not by itself prove a true heart. It also shows that Jesus was never taken by surprise. He knew from the beginning who believed, who did not, and who would betray Him. Still, He patiently walked with Judas as part of God’s plan to give His life for the world.

John 6:1

After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

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John 6:1

After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

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