John 6:42

They kept asking, "Is not this man Joseph's son? Is he not Jesus, whose father and mother we know? What does he mean by now saying, `I have come down out of Heaven'?"

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

41Now the Jews began to find fault about Him because of His claiming to be the bread which came down out of Heaven.

43"Do not thus find fault among yourselves," replied Jesus;

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Cross References

Matthew 13:55Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers, James, Joseph, Simon and Judah?

Luke 4:22And they all spoke well of Him, wondering at the sweet words of kindness which fell from His lips, while they asked one another, "Is not this Joseph's son?"

John 6:62"Does this seem incredible to you? What then if you were to see the Son of Man ascending again where He was before?

Romans 1:3who, as regards His human descent, belonged to the posterity of David,

1 Corinthians 15:47The first man is a man of earth, earthy; the second man is 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 →

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