John 6:52 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? ”

• John 6:52 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (12) The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat? (12) Flesh cannot make a difference between fleshly eating, which is done by the help of the tee...

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• John 6:52 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Further Jewish Objections. Further advance is made by the use for the first time of the phrase, to eat the flesh. To their question How? Jesus answers that the gift of life can be obtained only by...

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• John 6:52 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  strove . were contending. Greek. machomai. Only here, Act 7:26. 2 Timothy 2:24 . James 4:2 . An advance on "murmuring" in John 6:41 . among themselves . with (Greek. pros. App-104.) one anot...

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• John 6:52 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  52. The Jews therefore debated among themselves. He again mentions the Jews, not by way of honor, but to reproach them with their unbelief, because they do not receive the well known doctrin...

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• John 6:52 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? How can this man give us his flesh to eat? - Our Lord removes this difficulty, and answers the questio...

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• John 6:52 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  The Jews therefore strove— All the terms made use of by our Lord on this occasion, were such as the Jews had been accustomed to interpret figuratively; for which reason they might easily have under...

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• John 6:52 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? The Jews therefore strove among themselves (arguing the point keenly among themselves, saying),...

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• John 6:52 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Bread of Life John 6:1 to John 7:1 . Feeding the five thousand. Walking upon the sea. Discourse upon the bread of life. Defection of many disciples. The Apostles stand firm. Returning from...

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• John 6:52 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  The Jews therefore strove among themselves. — They have passed beyond the murmuring of John 6:41 . They understand that He means, though His own words have not yet expressed it, that His flesh is...

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• John 6:52 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 14 JESUS THE BREAD OF LIFE. John 6:1-59 . In this chapter John follows the same method as in the last. He first relates the sign, and then gives our Lord's interpretation of it. As to t...

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• John 6:52 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Eat and Live John 6:52-59 In John 6:57 our Lord gives the secret of His inner life. At the beginning of His ministry He told the tempter that man did not live by bread alone, but by God's Wor...

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• John 6:52 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The whole chapter really records things resulting from the conflict recorded in the previous one. Having crossed the sea, Jesus first fed the multitude, and they, enamored of His ability, attempted t...

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• John 6:52 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with...

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• John 6:52 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  The Jews therefore strove among themselves ,.... Fell to cavilling and disputing one among another; some understanding Christ, and others not; some being for him, and vindicated what he said; and ot...

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• John 6:52 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Ver. 52. Strove among themselves ] They tumultuously contradicted, murmured, mutinied, which was a...

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• John 6:52 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  The Jews therefore strove among themselves Greek, εμαχοντο, literally, they fought , that is, they debated with great violence, some being inclined to believe, others to reject this doctrine; some...

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• John 6:52 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND (vs.1-13) The setting here is no longer Jerusalem, but Galilee, and the contrast to the beginning of chapter 5 is striking. For here grace shines out beautifully, availa...

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• John 6:52 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ the True Bread from Heaven; Christ Welcomes All that Come to Him; Necessity of Feeding upon Christ.       28 Then said they unto hi...

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• John 6:52 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  They will still understand spiritual things in a carnal sense; yet it is hard to conceive how they could imagine that Christ spake of giving them his flesh to eat, as men eat the flesh of oxen or she...

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• John 6:52 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Bread of Life, Eating His Flesh And Drinking His Blood ( John 6:26-59 ). The narrative that follows must be carefully divided up if it is to be properly understood. There are in fact three cle...

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• John 6:52 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 6:22-24 . None other boat, rather little ship (πλοιάριον).—The meaning of this long and complicated sentence is plain. A number of the crowd who had been pre...

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• John 6:52 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 6:22-24 . The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jes...

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• John 6:52 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  John 6:2 . A great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles. But being dull of apprehension, they seemed to have no idea that the Lord could feed the hungry, as well as heal the sick....

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• John 6:52 - The Biblical Illustrator

  He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life Everlasting life I. THE BLESSING, “everlasting life.” Everlasting life was never proposed in the schools of philosophy to the faith of man, or urge...

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• John 6:52 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION John 6:1-43 2. Christ declares himself to be the Sustainer and Protector of the life of which he is the Source . John 6:1-43 (1) The supply of human wants illustrat...

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• John 6:52 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Jews, therefore, strove among themselves, saying, How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?

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• John 6:52 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 2:14 ; Acts 17:32 ; John 10:19 ; John 3:4 ; John 3:9 ; John 4:11 ; John 6:41 ; John 7:40-43 ; John 9:16

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• John 6:52 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Bread of Life John 6:33-56 INTRODUCTORY WORDS When the devil said to Christ. "If Thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread," the Lord quickly unsheathed the sword of...

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• John 6:52 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Observe the degrees: the Jews are tried here; the disciples, John 6:60-66 , the apostles, John 6:67 .

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