#john 6

[pekkat]

idk if i'm gonna play P4 but damn... P6 is something i'm getting frame 1 probably,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[tomicscomics]

06/05/2026

Yes? Gnaw?!

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JOKE-OGRAPHY:

The Bread of Life Discourse In John 6, a big crowd has gathered around Jesus and, being fed by His miracle of multiplying the bread and fish, they seek more signs... and more food. They suggest Jesus perform another sign, like calling down bread from heaven like Moses did for their ancestors in the desert. Jesus reminds them that the desert bread wasn't Moses's doing, but God's, and the bread God sends from heaven now is the true bread of life, which will satisfy men forever and give them eternal life. He calls Himself the true bread and says that those who eat His flesh and drink His blood will live forever. This is called the Bread of Life Discourse. Try reading the full Bread of Life Discourse for yourself, or even the whole of John Chapter 6. It's got a bunch of Jesus's biggest hits, like multiplying food and walking on water!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Phago vs TrogoIn John 6, verse 51, when Jesus tells the crowd that they must EAT His flesh to have eternal life, the original Greek translation uses the word PHAGO, which is a general term for eating or consuming food. In response, the Jews are rightfully confused and scandalized and argue with each other. "How can He give us His flesh to eat?" At this, Jesus doubles down and continues insisting they must EAT His flesh, and from verse 54 on, the Greek translation uses the word TROGO, which is a more visceral word that describes gnashing, crunching, chewing, or gnawing. It's a much more deliberate and physically evocative word. Very graphic. Very uncomfortable. With this, the crowd disperses, unable to accept this teaching. Even when left alone with His twelve apostles, He doesn't walk it back. He simply asks them if they want to leave Him too. Peter solemnly replies, "Master, who else could we go to? You have the words of eternal life." This strange teaching ends up planting important seeds, and combined with typological details from the Last Supper and the Crucifixion, it would develop into the Christian belief in the True Presence: the belief that Jesus is in some way made fully present in the bread of the Eucharist, and that by physically sharing in that bread, we share in His divine life. For more on the Catholic perspective on the Bread of Life Discourse, see Catholic.com's article: The Real Presence, Part Two. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

The Cartoon In this cartoon, Jesus delivers His canon line about eating His flesh, and the Jews around Him argue. One man wonders, "Is He really saying to eat His flesh?" A second man (Philip, for the eagle-eyed) gives a half-hearted, "Yes?" because he's not entirely sure yet himself. A third man gives a confident, "Naw!" as in, "No, He can't possibly be saying that!" Jesus hears them and responds by repeating Philip's "yes" but as a declaration instead of a question. Then He repeats the other man's "naw," but instead of "naw," which means "no," He says "gnaw," which sounds the same but means "to break down by chewing." So "Yes? Naw!" becomes "Yes. GNAW." His use of the word "gnaw" is a nod to His use of the Greek word TROGO, and His frightening face is a nod to how little His response comforts His listeners in the actual story.

[tortoise-n33ds-purpose]

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

[lamp-for-my-feet]

Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

John 6:35

[roratecaeli]

I am the bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the desert, and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven; that if any man eat of it, he may not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever; and the bread that I will give, is my flesh, for the life of the world.

The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath everlasting life: and I will raise him up in the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed: and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, abideth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father; so he that eateth me, the same also shall live by me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead. He that eateth this bread, shall live for ever.

After this many of his disciples went back; and walked no more with him.

'El Salvador Con La Eucaristía' 1550 by Vicente Juan Masip

[quotesfromscripture]

Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life.

John 6:47 NRSV (1989)

[hope-and-fire]

All that the Father gives me will come to me; and him who comes to me I will not cast out.

John 6:37

[franklongbooty]

“Whilst that sounds like a great way to spend your time this summer -- are you sure?”

@dohnjawlish​