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This is the bread that has come down from heaven
The "bread" is a metaphor for Jesus, who has come from heaven. AT: "I am like bread that has come from heaven" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
He who eats this bread
This is a metaphor. Those who trust in Jesus for their spiritual life are like those who rely on physical bread or food for their physical lives. AT: "Whoever trusts in me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
the fathers
"the forefathers" or "the ancestors"