John 6:52
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At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
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Jews strove among themselves--arguing the point together. How can, &c.--that is, Give us His flesh to eat? Absurd.
Open source ↗In this chapter we have, I. The miracle of the loaves (Joh 6:1-14). II. Christ's walking upon the water (Joh 6:15-21). III. The people's flocking after him to Capernaum (Joh 6:22-25). IV. His conference with them, occasioned by the miracle of the loaves, in which he reproves them for seeking carnal food, and directs them to spiritual food (Joh 6:26, Joh 6:27), showing them how they must labour for spiritual food (Joh 6:28, Joh 6:29), and what that spiritual food is (v. 30-59). V. Their discontent at what he said, and the reproof he gave them for it (Joh 6:60-65). VI. The apostasy of many from him, and his discourse with his disciples that adhered to him upon that occasion (Joh 6:66-71).
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Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.
At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”
“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?
When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”