Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
So the Jews began to quarrel {among themselves}, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh 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?”
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?"
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?
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 that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread, he will live {forever}. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh." 52 So the Jews began to quarrel {among themselves}, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" 53 Then Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life in yourselves!
Cross References
John 9:16
So some of the Pharisees were saying, "This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath!" Others were saying, "How can a man [who is] a sinner perform such signs?" And there was a division among them.
John 10:19
Again there was a division among the Jews because of these words.
John 3:9
Nicodemus answered and said to him, "How can these [things] be?"
John 6:41
Now the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven,"
John 3:4
Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born [when he] is an old man? He is not able to enter into his mother's womb for the second time and be born, [can he]?"
John 4:11
The woman said to him, "Sir, you have no bucket and the well is deep! From where then do you get this living water?
John 7:40-43
Then, [when they] heard these words, [some] from the crowd began to say, "This man is truly the Prophet!"
Acts 17:32
Now [when they] heard about the resurrection of the dead, [some] scoffed, but [others] said, "We will hear you about this again also."
1 Corinthians 2:14
But the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is not able to understand [them], because they are spiritually discerned.