Similar Wording as at the Last Supper
Jesus then took the loaves, and having given thanks, He distributed to those who were seated; likewise also of the fish as much as they wanted. (John 6:11)
And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me." (Luke 22:19)
The story of Jesus multiplying the bread and fish the day before his discourse on the Bread of Life has similarity to the Last Supper accounts in the other Gospels. In the Greek, the root words for "took", "bread", and "given thanks" in John and Luke are the same (#2983, #740, #2168). The sequence in wording is the same in both: bread taken, thanks given, then distribution to the disciples.
The word for "giving thanks" in both is eucharisteo, from which comes the Greek name for Holy Communion, the Eucharist. The same eucharisteo also appears rather superfluously in John 6:23. These textually similarities link these two events to each other, and by narrative proximity, to Jesus' discourse. This is evidence that Jesus' spoke about the Holy Communion in his discourse.
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(Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.)
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