John 6:42

and were saying—Is not, this, Jesus, the son of Joseph,—of whom, we, know the father and the mother! How is it then, that he, now, saith: Out of heaven, have I come down?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

41The Jews, therefore, began to murmur concerning him, because he said—I, am the bread that came down out of heaven;

43Jesus answered, and said unto them—Be not murmuring, one with another:

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Cross References

Matthew 13:55Is not, this one, the carpenter’s, son? Is not, his mother, called Mary, and are not his brethren—James and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

Luke 4:22And, all, were bearing witness to him, and marvelling at the words of favour which were proceeding out of his mouth; and they were saying—Is not, this, the, son of Joseph?

John 6:62[What] then, if ye should view the Son of Man ascending where he was before? …

Romans 1:3Concerning his Son,—who came to be of the seed of David, according to flesh,

1 Corinthians 15:47The first man, is of the ground, earthy, the second man, is, 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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