• Exod 16:4 — Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law,
• Exod 16:15 — And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.
• Exod 16:31 — And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
• John 6:31 — Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
• John 6:32 — Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
• John 6:35 — And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
• John 6:48 — I am that bread of life.

5 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Roman Catholic · Catholic
• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Eastern Orthodox · Orthodox
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

11 passages from 10 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 2 passages
• Commentary on the Gospel According to John · 1 passage
• On the Mysteries (De Mysteriis) · 1 passage
• Homilies on the First Epistle to the Corinthians · 1 passage
• Homilies on the Gospel of John · 1 passage
• Epistle to the Romans · 1 passage
• Heidelberg Catechism · 1 passage
• Belgic Confession · 1 passage
• Second Helvetic Confession · 1 passage
• Commentary on the Gospel of John · 1 passage