John 6:52

World English Bible (2000)

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

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  • John 9:16 : 16 Some therefore of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, because he doesn't keep the Sabbath." Others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" There was division among them.
  • John 10:19 : 19 Therefore a division arose again among the Jews because of these words.
  • John 3:9 : 9 Nicodemus answered him, "How can these things be?"
  • John 6:41 : 41 The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, "I am the bread which came down out of heaven."
  • John 7:40-43 : 40 Many of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, "This is truly the prophet." 41 Others said, "This is the Christ." But some said, "What, does the Christ come out of Galilee? 42 Hasn't the Scripture said that the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?" 43 So there arose a division in the multitude because of him.
  • John 4:11 : 11 The woman said to him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. From where then have you that living water?
  • Acts 17:32 : 32 Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, "We want to hear you again concerning this."
  • 1 Cor 2:14 : 14 Now the natural man doesn't receive the things of God's Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can't know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
  • John 3:4 : 4 Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"

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  • John 6:53-63
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    53 Jesus therefore said to them, "Most certainly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you don't have life in yourselves.

    54 He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

    55 For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

    56 He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me, and I in him.

    57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he who feeds on me, he will also live because of me.

    58 This is the bread which came down out of heaven--not as our fathers ate the manna, and died. He who eats this bread will live forever."

    59 He said these things in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

    60 Therefore many of his disciples, when they heard this, said, "This is a hard saying! Who can listen to it?"

    61 But Jesus knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at this, said to them, "Does this cause you to stumble?

    62 Then what if you would see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?

    63 It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

  • John 6:48-51
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    48 I am the bread of life.

    49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

    50 This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that anyone may eat of it and not die.

    51 I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."

  • John 6:41-43
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    41 The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, "I am the bread which came down out of heaven."

    42 They said, "Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he say, 'I have come down out of heaven?'"

    43 Therefore Jesus answered them, "Don't murmur among yourselves.

  • John 6:30-36
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    30 They said therefore to him, "What then do you do for a sign, that we may see, and believe you? What work do you do?

    31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness. As it is written, 'He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.'"

    32 Jesus therefore said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, it wasn't Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven.

    33 For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world."

    34 They said therefore to him, "Lord, always give us this bread."

    35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.

    36 But I told you that you have seen me, and yet you don't believe.

  • John 4:32-33
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    32 But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you don't know about."

    33 The disciples therefore said one to another, "Has anyone brought him something to eat?"

  • John 6:4-6
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    4 Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.

    5 Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, that these may eat?"

    6 This he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.

  • John 6:26-28
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    26 Jesus answered them, "Most certainly I tell you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled.

    27 Don't work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him."

    28 They said therefore to him, "What must we do, that we may work the works of God?"

  • John 10:19
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    19 Therefore a division arose again among the Jews because of these words.

  • John 8:52
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    52 Then the Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and you say, 'If a man keeps my word, he will never taste of death.'

  • Mark 6:36-37
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    36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat."

    37 But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." They asked him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them something to eat?"

  • John 7:36
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    36 What is this word that he said, 'You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come'?"

  • Mark 14:22
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    22 As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had blessed, he broke it, and gave to them, and said, "Take, eat. This is my body."

  • Mark 3:20
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    20 The multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

  • John 2:18
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    18 The Jews therefore answered him, "What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?"

  • Luke 6:3-4
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    3 Jesus, answering them, said, "Haven't you read what David did when he was hungry, he, and those who were with him;

    4 how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?"

  • Mark 8:16
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    16 They reasoned with one another, saying, "It's because we have no bread."

  • John 6:66-67
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    66 At this, many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

    67 Jesus said therefore to the twelve, "You don't also want to go away, do you?"

  • Matt 26:26
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    26 As they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks for it, and broke it. He gave to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."

  • Matt 15:33
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    33 The disciples said to him, "Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?"

  • Matt 16:7
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    7 They reasoned among themselves, saying, "We brought no bread."

  • Mark 8:4
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    4 His disciples answered him, "From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?"