John 6:42

And they said: “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? Then how can he say: ‘For I descended from heaven?’”

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In The King James Version

And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

In Context

41Therefore, the Jews murmured about him, because he had said: “I am the living bread, who descended from heaven.”

43And so Jesus responded and said to them: “Do not choose to murmur among yourselves.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:55Is this not the son of a workman? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Jude?

Luke 4:22And everyone gave testimony to him. And they wondered at the words of grace that proceeded from his mouth. And they said, “Is this not the son of Joseph?”

John 6:62But Jesus, knowing within himself that his disciples were murmuring about this, said to them: “Does this offend you?

Romans 1:3about his Son, who was made for him from the offspring of David according to the flesh,

1 Corinthians 15:47The first man, being earthly, was of the earth; the second man, being heavenly, will be of 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 →

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