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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
They show, as usual, the honour and reverence in which they hold their Master, by talking among themselves, and not presuming to question Him.
Cyril of Alexandria
The disciples not yet understanding the discourse which was obscure, were reasoning about what had often happened among themselves, and descend to common place ideas, fancying that food had been brought Him by some one, and that it was perhaps more costly or sweeter than what had been got together by them.
Theophylact of Ohrid
From the question of the disciples, Hath any man brought Him ought to eat, we may infer that our Lord was accustomed to receive food from others, when it was offered Him: not that He who giveth food to all flesh, (Ps. 146.) needed any assistance; but He received it, that they who gave it might obtain their reward, and that poverty thenceforth might not blush, nor the support of others be esteemed a disgrace. …
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
The slowness of the disciples to understand these matters is implied by the fact that what our Lord said about spiritual food, they understood as referring to bodily food. For even they were still without understanding, as we see from Matthew (15:16). It is not surprising that this Samaritan woman did not understand about spiritual water, for even the Jewish disciples did not understand about spiritual food. In their saying to each other, Do you suppose that someone has brought him something to eat? …
Bonaventure
"The disciples therefore said to one another: Has anyone brought him something to eat?" Augustine: "What wonder, if that woman did not understand the water? Behold, the disciples do not yet understand the food." And because it belongs to the master to teach disciples who do not understand, therefore the explanation follows.
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