Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
Then the Jews [who were assembled in the synagogue. See verse 59] began arguing bitterly with one another, saying, "How can this man give us his physical body to eat?"
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
Holman Bible
At that, the Jews argued
International Standard Version
Then the Jewish leaders debated angrily with each other, asking, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
A Conservative Version
The Jews therefore contended with each other, 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?
Amplified
Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
Anderson New Testament
The Jews, therefore, contended among themselves, 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?
Common New Testament
Then the Jews began to argue among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
Upon this the Jews disputed among themselves, saying, how can this man give us his flesh to eat?
Darby Translation
The Jews therefore contended among themselves, saying, How can he give us this flesh to eat?
Godbey New Testament
Then the Jews were contending with one another, saying, How is this One able to give unto us His flesh to eat?
Goodspeed New Testament
This led the Jews to dispute with one another. They said, "How can he give us his flesh to eat?"
John Wesley New Testament
The Jews then debated among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
Julia Smith Translation
Then the Jews contended with one another, saying, How can he give us the flesh to eat
King James 2000
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
Lexham Expanded Bible
So the Jews began to quarrel {among themselves}, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
Modern King James verseion
Then the Jews argued with one another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the Jews strove among themselves, saying, "How can this fellow give us his flesh to eat?"
Moffatt New Testament
The Jews then wrangled with one another, saying, "How can he give us his flesh to eat?"
Montgomery New Testament
Then the Jews began to dispute among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
NET Bible
Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
New Heart English Bible
The Jews therefore argued with one another, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
Noyes New Testament
The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
Sawyer New Testament
Then the Jews contended one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
The Emphasized Bible
The Jews, therefore, began to strive one with another, saying - How can this one, unto us, give his flesh to eat?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then the Jews contended with each other, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Upon this the Jews began disputing with one another: "How is it possible for this man to give us his flesh to eat?"
Webster
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?"
Williams New Testament
But the Jews kept on wrangling with one another and saying, "How can He 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?"
Worrell New Testament
The Jews, therefore, were wrangling with one another, saying, "How can This Man give us His flesh to eat?"
Worsley New Testament
The Jews therefore cavilled amongst themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
Youngs Literal Translation
The Jews, therefore, were striving with one another, saying, 'How is this one able to give us his flesh to eat?'
Themes
Flesh » Symolical » Body of Christ symbolized by the bread
Jesus Christ » History of » Teaches in the synagogue in capernaum
Eternal life » Results from » Eating the bread of life
Spiritual life » Christ is the author of
Murmuring » Instances of » Jews, against jesus
Interlinear
Houtos
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 6:52
Verse Info
Context Readings
Discourse About The Bread Of Life
51 I am the living bread who came down from heaven; if anyone eats this bread, he will live forever. Yes, and the bread that I will give [him] is my physical body, [so] that the world can have [never ending] life." 52 Then the Jews [who were assembled in the synagogue. See verse 59] began arguing bitterly with one another, saying, "How can this man give us his physical body to eat?" 53 So, Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the physical body of the Son of man and drink His blood, you do not have [spiritual] life in yourselves [Note: The references to "body" and "blood" throughout this section allude to taking Jesus' life and teaching into one's heart. See verse 56].
Cross References
John 9:16
Some of the Pharisees then said, "The man who did this is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath day. But other people said, "How could a man who is a sinner do such [miraculous] signs?" And the people were divided among themselves [over the issue].
John 10:19
The Jews who heard these words became divided again [i.e., over their meaning].
John 3:9
Then Nicodemus asked Jesus, "How can these things happen?"
John 6:41
So the Jews, [who were assembled in the synagogue. See verse 59] began complaining about Jesus because He had said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven."
John 3:4
Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born [again] after he is [already] old? He cannot enter his mother's womb a second time and be born, can he?"
John 4:11
The woman [then] said to Him, "Sir, you do not have anything to draw [water] with, and the well is deep. Where will you get that living water?
John 7:40-43
When they heard these words some people in the crowd said, "Truly, this man is the prophet." [See note on 1:21].
Acts 17:32
Now when the people heard about the resurrection from the dead, some of them made fun of it, but others said, "We would like to hear [more] from you about this again."
1 Corinthians 2:14
Now the natural person [Note: Since this person is contrasted with the spiritual person of verse 15, it is taken here to mean the person without the Holy Spirit] does not receive the things [i.e., truths] revealed by the Holy Spirit of God, because they are [considered] foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them because they must be discerned by using spiritual judgment [i.e., judgment aided by the Holy Spirit].