John 6:52
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
John 6:52 in other translations
| BSB | At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?” |
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| WEB | The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” |
| ASV | The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? |
| YLT | The Jews, therefore, were striving with one another, saying, ‘How is this one able to give us his flesh to eat?' |
| DARBY | The Jews therefore contended among themselves, saying, How can he give us this flesh to eat? |
| BBE | Then the Jews had an angry discussion among themselves, saying, How is it possible for this man to give us his flesh for food? |
| Webster | The Jews therefore contended among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? |
What does John 6:52 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 6:52-59
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
John 6:52 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 6:52
- John 9:16
Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
- John 10:19
There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
- John 6:41
The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
- Acts 17:32
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
- John 3:9
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
- John 4:11
The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
- John 3:4
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
- John 7:40-43
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? So there was a division among the people because of him.
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Context
- John 6:51
I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
- John 6:52
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
- John 6:53
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
John 6:52 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces los Judíos contendían entre sí, diciendo: ¿Cómo puede éste darnos su carne á comer? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Les Juifs disputaient donc entre eux, disant: Comment celui-ci peut-il nous donner sa chair à manger? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Juden stritten nun untereinander und sagten: Wie kann dieser uns sein Fleisch zu essen geben? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Si quis manducaverit ex hoc pane, vivet in æternum: et panis quem ego dabo, caro mea est pro mundi vita. |