{Lord} (Kurie). Used now instead of _Rabbi_ (25) though
how much the people meant by it is not clear. {Evermore give us
this bread} (pantote dos h(886d)in ton arton touton). Second aorist
active imperative second singular like dos in Mt 6:11 (urgent
petition). What kind of bread do they mean? The Jewish
commentaries and Philo speak of the manna as typifying heavenly
bread for the soul. Paul in 1Co 10:3 seems to refer to the
manna as "spiritual food." Like the woman at the well ( 4:15 )
they long "always" to have "this bread," a perpetual supply. It
is probably to this crowd as the water in 4:15 was to the
woman.
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