John 6:52

The Jews, therefore, contended among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

In Context

51I am the bread that lives, which came down from heaven. If any one eat of this bread, he shall live forever. And the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

53Then Jesus said to them: Verily, verily I say to you, Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you.

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Cross References

John 3:9Nicodemus answered and said to him: How can these things be?

John 6:41Then the Jews murmured at him, because he said, I am like bread that came down from heaven.

John 9:16Then some of the Pharisees said: This man is not from God, for he keeps not the sabbath. Others said: How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was a division among them?

Acts 17:32And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; others said: We will hear you again concerning this matter.

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 →

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