ACC ~ Mark 6 v39

HUMBLING THE FLESH

ORIGEN: I believe that he ordered the people to sit down upon the grass because of what is said in Isaiah: “all flesh is grass”; [1] that is, to humble the flesh, to make subject the arrogance of the flesh; so that each one may become a partaker of the loaves to which Jesus gave his blessing. COMMENTARY ON MATTHEW 11.3. [2]

[1] Is 40:6.

[2] TLG 2042.029, 11.3.28-32; SSGF 2:112.