The Gospel of John tells us that the mysterious language of Jesus was rejected by many people, not everyone agreed with the words of Jesus. Jesus while he was preaching in the region of Galilee saw many people who followed him and as he felt compassion for the crowd, for this motive he performed the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves according to the Gospel of John, with this Jesus fed five thousand people, after this Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee because the people wanted to proclaim him king.
Later with this sign Jesus taught in a metaphorical way to his disciples and followers that he is the true bread come down from above so that men receive the spiritual gift of eternal life: "I am the living bread that comes down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world" John 6:51.
Jesus with these mysterious words taught common and simple people that he is the personification of God's wisdom, just as there is bread for the body, Jesus gave as an example the manna that the Jews received during their trip to Canaan; there is also a bread for the spirit, and that bread is the wisdom of God.
And this teaching had a double effect, just as many accepted them with a good heart, others because of the hardness of the heart rejected it: "On hearing it, many of his disciples said, ´This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?´" John 6:60.
And so Jesus responded to them:
"Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, ´Does this offend you? Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before! The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life. Yet there are some of you who do not believe.´" John 6:61-64.
Jesus with these words explained that spiritual realities cannot be understood in earthly terms, true life, the life of the spirit, is eternal life, the contemplative life. For all this, the words of Jesus are Spirit and life.
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