John 6:52
Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another,“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
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- John 9:16 : 16 Then some of the Pharisees began to say,“This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath.” But others said,“How can a man who is a sinner perform such miraculous signs?” Thus there was a division among them.
- John 10:19 : 19 Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.
- John 3:9 : 9 Nicodemus replied,“How can these things be?”
- John 6:41 : 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,”
- John 7:40-43 : 40 Differing Opinions About Jesus When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say,“This really is the Prophet!” 41 Others said,“This is the Christ!” But still others said,“No, for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does he? 42 Don’t the scriptures say that the Christ is a descendant of David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?” 43 So there was a division in the crowd because of Jesus.
- John 4:11 : 11 “Sir,” the woman said to him,“you have no bucket and the well is deep; where then do you get this living water?
- Acts 17:32 : 32 Now when they heard about the resurrection from the dead, some began to scoff, but others said,“We will hear you again about this.”
- 1 Cor 2:14 : 14 The unbeliever does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
- John 3:4 : 4 Nicodemus said to him,“How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother’s womb and be born a second time, can he?”
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- John 6:53-6311 verses85%
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?
63The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help! The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
- John 6:48-514 verses83%
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.”
- John 6:41-433 verses80%
41Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began complaining about him because he said,“I am the bread that came down from heaven,”
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 verses76%
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 4:32-332 verses74%
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?”
- John 6:4-63 verses74%
4(Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.)
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.)
- John 6:26-283 verses73%
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.”
28So then they said to him,“What must we do to accomplish the deeds God requires?”
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19Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.
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52Then the Judeans responded,“Now we know you’re possessed by a demon! Both Abraham and the prophets died, and yet you say,‘If anyone obeys my teaching, he will never experience death.’
- Mark 6:36-372 verses71%
36Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”
37But he answered them,“You give them something to eat.” And they said,“Should we go and buy bread for two hundred silver coins and give it to them to eat?”
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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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22The Lord’s Supper While they were eating, he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to them, and said,“Take it. This is my body.”
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20Jesus and Beelzebul Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.
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18So then the Jewish leaders responded,“What sign can you show us, since you are doing these things?”
- Luke 6:3-42 verses70%
3Jesus answered them,“Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry–
4how he entered the house of God, took and ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for any to eat but the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?”
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16So they began to discuss with one another about having no bread.
- John 6:66-672 verses69%
66Peter’s Confession After this many of his disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer.
67So Jesus said to the twelve,“You don’t want to go away too, do you?”
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26The Lord’s Supper While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to his disciples, and said,“Take, eat, this is my body.”
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33The disciples said to him,“Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”
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7So they began to discuss this among themselves, saying,“It is because we brought no bread.”
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4His disciples answered him,“Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”