en_tn/jhn/06/58.md

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"