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Selected Verse: John 6:52 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 6:52 |
King James |
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Jews strove among themselves--arguing the point together.
How can, &c.--that is, Give us His flesh to eat? Absurd. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Strove (ἐμάχοντο)
The murmuring (Joh 6:41) now breaks out into open contention among the Jews themselves. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Observe the degrees: the Jews are tried here; the disciples, Joh 6:60-66, the apostles, Joh 6:67. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| How can this man give us his flesh to eat? - Our Lord removes this difficulty, and answers the question, in Joh 6:63. |
41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.