John 6:52
50 This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”
At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.
54 Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
- KJV
- The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
- 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?
- DARBY
- The Jews therefore contended among themselves, saying, How can he give us this flesh to eat?
- BLB
- Therefore the Jews were arguing with one another, saying, “How is this One able to give us His flesh to eat?”
- ÅB
- Jødene trettet da med hverandre og sa: Hvordan kan han gi oss sitt kjød å spise?
- OTB
- Da begynte jødene å krangle intenst seg imellom: "Hvordan kan denne mannen gi oss sitt kjød å spise?"
- B1930
- Jødene trettet da med hverandre og sa: Hvorledes kan han gi oss sitt kjød å ete?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 9:16
Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
Read in contextJohn 10:19
Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.
Read in contextJohn 6:41
At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:14
The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Read in contextActs 17:32
When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”
Read in contextJohn 3:9
“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
Read in contextJohn 4:11
“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?
Read in contextJohn 3:4
“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”
Read in context