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John 6:52

Therefore the Jews chided together, and said, How may this give to us his flesh to eat?

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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, that came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live (into) without end. And the bread that I shall give, is my flesh for the life of the world.

53Therefore Jesus saith to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, (or Truly, I tell you the truth), [no] but ye eat the flesh of man’s Son, and drink his blood, ye shall not have life in you.

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Cross References

John 3:9Nicodemus answered, and said to him, How may these things be done? (or How can these things be done?)

John 6:41Therefore the Jews grudged of him (or And so the Jews grumbled about him), for he had said, I am (the) bread that came down from heaven.

John 9:16Therefore some of the Pharisees said, This man is not of God, that keepeth not the sabbath, (or And so some of the Pharisees said, This man cannot be from God, for he keepeth not the Sabbath). Other men said, How may a sinful man do these signs, [or miracles]. And strife [or division] was among them.

Acts 17:32And when they had heard (of) the again-rising of dead men, [or Soothly when they had heard (of) the again-rising of (the) dead], (or And when they had heard of the resurrection of the dead), some scorned, and some said, We shall hear thee again of this thing.

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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