John 6:42

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have seen? How is it then that he now says, I have come down from heaven?

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  • Luke 4:22 : 22 And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?
  • John 6:38 : 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my pleasure, but the pleasure of him who sent me.
  • John 6:62 : 62 What then will you say if you see the Son of man going up to where he was before?
  • John 7:27-28 : 27 However, it is clear to us where this man comes from: but when the Christ comes no one will have knowledge where he comes from. 28 Then, when he was teaching in the Temple, Jesus said with a loud voice, You have knowledge of me and you have knowledge of where I come from; and I have not come of myself; but there is One who has sent me; he is true, but you have no knowledge of him.
  • Rom 1:3-4 : 3 About his Son who, in the flesh, came from the family of David, 4 But was marked out as Son of God in power by the Holy Spirit through the coming to life again of the dead; Jesus Christ our Lord,
  • Rom 9:5 : 5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom came Christ in the flesh, who is over all, God, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.
  • 1 Cor 15:47 : 47 The first man is from the earth, and of the earth: the second man is from heaven.
  • Gal 4:4 : 4 But when the time had come, God sent out his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
  • Matt 13:55-56 : 55 Is not this the woodworker's son? is not his mother named Mary? and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? 56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? from where, then, has he all these things?
  • Mark 6:3 : 3 Is not this the woodworker, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were bitter against him.

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    41 Now the Jews said bitter things about Jesus because of his words, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

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    55 Is not this the woodworker's son? is not his mother named Mary? and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

    56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? from where, then, has he all these things?

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    43 Jesus made answer and said, Do not say things against me, one to another.

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    30 So they said, What sign do you give us, so that we may see and have faith in you? What do you do?

    31 Our fathers had the manna in the waste land, as the Writings say, He gave them bread from heaven.

    32 Jesus then said to them, Truly I say to you, What Moses gave you was not the bread from heaven; it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.

    33 The bread of God is the bread which comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.

    34 Ah, Lord, they said, give us that bread for ever!

    35 And this was the answer of Jesus: I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be in need of food, and he who has faith in me will never be in need of drink.

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    41 You are doing the works of your father. They said to him, We are true sons of Abraham; we have one Father, who is God.

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    13 And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.

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    22 And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

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    58 This is the bread which has come down from heaven. It is not like the food which your fathers had: they took of the manna, and are dead; but he who takes this bread for food will have life for ever.

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    27 However, it is clear to us where this man comes from: but when the Christ comes no one will have knowledge where he comes from.

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