For the things which they carried were a burden while shut up, but when opened afforded nourishment. And as for the two fishes, they appear to us to signify those two sublime persons, in the Old Testament, of priest and of ruler, who were anointed for the sanctifying and governing of the people. And the things that were carried closed are now opened up. Thanks be to Him. He has fulfilled by Himself what was promised in the Old Testament.
Nothing is more true.
He, however, there cured the impotent man, who here fed multitudes with five loaves. We understand them to be certain matters of more hidden meaning, which the multitude are not able to take in. For it was done that they might see it, but it was written that we might hear it. What the eyes were able to do in their case, that faith does in our case. And I add that, perhaps, we have understood what that crowd did not understand.