<p>6:14- see on Jn. 12:42.</p><p><i>When the people saw the sign which he did, they said: This is of a truth the prophet that comes into the world</i>- The miracle of the loaves and fishes made men see the similarity between the Lord and Moses, whom they perceived to have provided the manna&nbsp;(:32). Therefore they thought that Jesus must be the prophet like Moses, of whom Moses wrote. But the Lord goes on to explain that He was greater than Moses, because Moses' bread only gave them temporal life, whereas if a man ate of Him, he would live for ever; His words would give spiritual life which was part of that &quot;eternal life&quot; of the Father (6:49,50). The Jews thought that the prophet like Moses of Dt. 18:18 was a prophet equal or inferior to Moses. John's Gospel records how Christ was showing that the prophet would be greater than Moses. Martha understood that when she said that &quot;the Christ... which should come into the world&quot; (i.e. the prophet of Dt. 18:18) was &quot;the Son of God&quot;, and therefore Jesus of Nazareth (11:27).</p>