John 6:42
And they said, Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? Therefore how does this man say, I have come down out of heaven?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
41The Jews therefore murmured about him because he said, I am the bread that came down out of heaven.
43Jesus therefore answered and said to them, Murmur not among each other.
Cross References
Matthew 13:55Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James and Joses and Simon and Judas?
Luke 4:22And all witnessed to him, and wondered at the words of grace that proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is this not the son of Joseph?
John 6:62Then if ye should see the Son of man ascending where he was before?
Romans 1:3concerning his Son who was made from the seed of David according to flesh.
1 Corinthians 15:47The first man was of the earth, earthly. The second man is the Lord from heaven.
Matthew Henry on John 6:29-60
Christ the True Bread from Heaven; Christ Welcomes All that Come to Him; Necessity of Feeding upon Christ. 28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. 30 They said therefore unto him, What sign showest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? 31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. 32… Read the whole commentary →