6:48

I am the bread of life: This is a metaphor. Jesus compared himself to bread. The point of comparison is that he gives spiritual life, just as bread gives physical life. This metaphor is also used in 6:35a. See the note there and how you translated this clause there. Here are other ways that you can translate this verse:

I am the bread that gives life! (Contemporary English Version)
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I am like food that ⌊gives spiritual⌋ life.

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