John 6:42
‘Is not this Jesus, Joseph’s son,’ they asked, ‘whose father and mother we know? How is it that he now says that he has come down from heaven?’
Open English Bible (UK)
In The King James Version
In Context
41The people began murmuring against Jesus for saying – “I am the bread which came down from heaven.”
43‘Do not murmur among yourselves,’ said Jesus in reply.
Cross References
Matthew 13:55Isn’t he the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother called Mary, and his brothers James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
Luke 4:22All who were present spoke well of him, and were astonished at the beautiful words that fell from his lips. ‘Isn’t this Joseph’s son?’ they asked.
John 6:62‘Is this a hindrance to you? What, then, if you should see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?
Romans 1:3concerning his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord; who, as to his human nature, was descended from David,
1 Corinthians 15:47the first man was from the dust of the earth; the second man 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 →