John 6:41
Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began complaining about him because he said,“I am the bread that came down from heaven,”
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- John 6:33 : 33 For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
- John 6:51-52 : 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” 52 Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another,“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
- John 6:58 : 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ate, but then later died. The one who eats this bread will live forever.”
- John 6:60 : 60 Then many of his disciples, when they heard these things, said,“This is a difficult saying! Who can understand it?”
- John 6:66 : 66 Peter’s Confession After this many of his disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer.
- John 7:12 : 12 There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying,“He is a good man,” but others,“He deceives the common people.”
- John 6:43 : 43 Jesus replied,“Do not complain about me to one another.
- John 6:48 : 48 I am the bread of life.
- Luke 5:30 : 30 But the Pharisees and their experts in the law complained to his disciples, saying,“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
- Luke 15:2 : 2 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining,“This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
- Luke 19:7 : 7 And when the people saw it, they all complained,“He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”
- Jude 1:16 : 16 These people are grumblers and fault-finders who go wherever their desires lead them, and they give bombastic speeches, enchanting folks for their own gain.
- 1 Cor 10:10 : 10 And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.
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- John 6:42-432 verses83%
42and they said,“Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say,‘I have come down from heaven’?”
43Jesus replied,“Do not complain about me to one another.
- John 6:30-367 verses81%
30So they said to him,“Then what miraculous sign will you perform, so that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?
31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written,‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
32Then Jesus told them,“I tell you the solemn truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but my Father is giving you the true bread from heaven.
33For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34So they said to him,“Sir, give us this bread all the time!”
35Jesus said to them,“I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.
36But I told you that you have seen me and still do not believe.
- John 6:47-6216 verses80%
47I tell you the solemn truth, the one who believes has eternal life.
48I am the bread of life.
49Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
50This is the bread that has come down from heaven, so that a person may eat from it and not die.
51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
52Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another,“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
53Jesus said to them,“I tell you the solemn truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves.
54The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
55For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
56The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood resides in me, and I in him.
57Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumes me will live because of me.
58This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ate, but then later died. The one who eats this bread will live forever.”
59Many Followers Depart Jesus said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
60Then many of his disciples, when they heard these things, said,“This is a difficult saying! Who can understand it?”
61When Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining about this, he said to them,“Does this cause you to be offended?
62Then what if you see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?
- John 6:25-273 verses74%
25Jesus’ Discourse About the Bread of Life When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him,“Rabbi, when did you get here?”
26Jesus replied,“I tell you the solemn truth, you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted.
27Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life– the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”
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23Jesus replied,“You people are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world.
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38For I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me.
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16So they began to discuss with one another about having no bread.
- John 6:5-62 verses70%
5Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip,“Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?”
6(Now Jesus said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.)
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19Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.
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7So they began to discuss this among themselves, saying,“It is because we brought no bread.”
- John 4:32-332 verses70%
32But he said to them,“I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
33So the disciples began to say to one another,“No one brought him anything to eat, did they?”
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36What did he mean by saying,‘You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come’?”
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40For this is the will of my Father– for everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him to have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
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11So the Jewish leaders were looking for him at the feast, asking,“Where is he?”
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15When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another,“What is it?” because they did not know what it was. Moses said to them,“It is the bread that the LORD has given you for food.
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36Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”
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36do you say about the one whom the Father set apart and sent into the world,‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said,‘I am the Son of God’?
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42Jesus replied,“If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come from God and am now here. I have not come on my own initiative, but he sent me.
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14Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another,“This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
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31The Jewish leaders picked up rocks again to stone him to death.
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13No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven– the Son of Man.
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8Moses said,“You will know this when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening and bread in the morning to satisfy you, because the LORD has heard your murmurings that you are murmuring against him. As for us, what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.”
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47The one who belongs to God listens and responds to God’s words. You don’t listen and respond, because you don’t belong to God.”
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33The Jewish leaders replied,“We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are claiming to be God.”