Summary: Challenged by the crowd for a sign, Jesus clarifies that the true bread from heaven, offering life to all, comes from His Father, not Moses. When the crowd asks for this bread, Jesus declares Himself as the bread of life, promising that those who come to Him will not hunger or thirst.
Gospel Acclamation: I am the bread of life, says the Lord; whoever comes to me will never hunger. (John 6:35ab)
The crowd said to Jesus: “What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written:
He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”
So Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
So they said to Jesus, “Sir, give us this bread always.”
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.”