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They said therefore to him, “Lord, always give us this bread.”
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Verse 34. Saint Augustine with all the Fathers, believed that the Jews did not understand this in its proper sense; but only understood a material bread, of superior excellence to the manna, which would preserve their health and life for ever (Saint Augustine); or at least, a far more delicious bread, which they were to enjoy during the whole course of their lives.
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