John 6:52
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New International Version (©1984)
Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, "How can this man give us His flesh to eat?"

International Standard Version (©2008)
Then the Jews debated angrily with each other, asking, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The Jews began to quarrel with each other. They said, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

King James Bible
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

American King James Version
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

American Standard Version
The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

Bible in Basic English
Then the Jews had an angry discussion among themselves, saying, How is it possible for this man to give us his flesh for food?

Douay-Rheims Bible
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

Darby Bible Translation
The Jews therefore contended among themselves, saying, How can he give us this flesh to eat?

English Revised Version
The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

Webster's Bible Translation
The Jews therefore contended among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

Weymouth New Testament
This led to an angry debate among the Jews. "How can this man," they argued, "give us his flesh to eat?"

World English Bible
The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

Young's Literal Translation
The Jews, therefore, were striving with one another, saying, 'How is this one able to give us his flesh to eat?'

Geneva Study Bible

{12} The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

(12) Flesh cannot make a difference between fleshly eating, which is done by the help of the teeth, and spiritual eating, which consists in faith: and therefore it condemns that which it does not understand: yet nonetheless, the truth must be preached and taught.

Wesley's Notes

6:52 Observe the degrees: the Jews are tried here; the disciples, John 6:60 - 66, the apostles, John 6:67.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

52. Jews strove among themselves-arguing the point together.

How can, &c.-that is, Give us His flesh to eat? Absurd.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

6:52-59 The flesh and blood of the Son of man, denote the Redeemer in the nature of man; Christ and him crucified, and the redemption wrought out by him, with all the precious benefits of redemption; pardon of sin, acceptance with God, the way to the throne of grace, the promises of the covenant, and eternal life. These are called the flesh and blood of Christ, because they are purchased by the breaking his body, and the shedding of his blood. Also, because they are meat and drink to our souls. Eating this flesh and drinking this blood mean believing in Christ. We partake of Christ and his benefits by faith. The soul that rightly knows its state and wants, finds whatever can calm the conscience, and promote true holiness, in the redeemer, God manifest in the flesh. Meditating upon the cross of Christ gives life to our repentance, love, and gratitude. We live by him, as our bodies live by our food. We live by him, as the members by the head, the branches by the root: because he lives we shall live also.


John 1:19 This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
John 6:41 Therefore the Jews were grumbling about Him, because He said, "I am the bread that came down out of heaven."
John 9:16 Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, "This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath." But others were saying, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?" And there was a division among them.
John 10:19 A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words. (NASB ©1995)

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The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

strove. 41 7:40-43 9:16 10:19

How. 3:4,9 4:11 Ac 17:32 1Co 2:14

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