In this passage, Jesus continues His teaching about being the Bread of Life, and the conversation takes a challenging turn. The Jewish audience grumbles, struggling to accept Jesus’ claim that He came down from heaven. They knew Him as the son of Joseph and Mary, and His heavenly origin seems implausible to them. Jesus addresses their doubts, emphasizing that faith in Him requires the drawing of the Father and that only those taught by God will come to Him.

In this passage, we find the crowd seeking Jesus after the miraculous feeding of the five thousand. Motivated by their desire for more physical sustenance, they fail to grasp the deeper spiritual significance of the miracle they witnessed. They are looking for Jesus not because they recognize Him as the Son of God, but because they enjoyed the miraculous provision of bread and want more.