Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Our fathers did eat manna, etc.—insinuating the inferiority of Christ's miracle of the loaves to those of Moses: "When Moses claimed the confidence of the fathers, 'he gave them bread from heaven to eat'—not for a few thousands, but for millions, and not once only, but daily throughout their wilderness journey."
What shall we do . . . the works of God—such works as God will approve. Different answers may be given to such a question, according to the spirit which prompts the inquiry. (See Hosea 6:6-8; Luke 3:12-14). Here our Lord, knowing whom He had to deal with, shapes His reply accordingly.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing John 6:31:
John 6:49
Revelation 2:17
Revelation 2:28
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