John 6:52
If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever; and the bread that I will give, is my flesh, for the life of the world.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 living bread which came down from heaven.
53The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
Cross References
John 3:9Nicodemus answered, and said to him: How can these things be done?
John 6:41The Jews therefore murmured at him, because he had said: I am the living bread which came down from heaven.
John 9:16Some therefore of the Pharisees said: This man is not of God, who keepeth not the sabbath. But others said: How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
Acts 17:32And when they had heard of the resurrection of the dead, some indeed mocked, but others said: We will hear thee 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 →