John 6:52

Simplified Cowboy Version

When Jesus said this, the place erupted in arguments. "How can this man cut his flesh off and feed us all? This is preposterous!"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
At that, the Jews argued among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

King James Version (1611)
The Iewes therefore stroue amongst themselues, saying, How can this man giue vs his flesh to eate?

King James Version
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

English Standard Version
The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

New American Standard Bible
Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, "How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?"

New Century Version
Then the evil people began to argue among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

Amplified Bible
Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, "How can this man give us His flesh to eat?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, "How can this man give us His flesh to eat?"

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, "How can this man give us His flesh to eat?"

Berean Standard Bible
At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, "How can this man give us His flesh to eat?"

Contemporary English Version
They started arguing with each other and asked, "How can he give us his flesh to eat?"

Complete Jewish Bible
At this, the Judeans disputed with one another, 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?

Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Jews began to argue among themselves. They said, "How can this man give us his body to eat?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the Iewes stroue among themselues, saying, Howe can this man giue vs his flesh to eate?

George Lamsa Translation
The Jews argued one with another, saying, How can this man give us his body to eat?

Good News Translation
This started an angry argument among them. "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" they asked.

Lexham English Bible
So the Jews began to quarrel among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

Literal Translation
Then the Jews argued with one another, saying, How can this One 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?

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?

Hebrew Names Version
The Yehudim therefore contended with one another, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

International Standard Version
Then the Jews debated angrily with each other, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"John 3:9; 7:43; 9:16; 10:19;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
The Jihudoyee contended one with another, saying, How can this his body give to us to eat ?

Murdock Translation
Then the Jews contended one with another, and said: How can he give us his body to eat?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The Iewes therefore stroue among them selues, saying: Howe can this felowe geue vs that fleshe of his to eate?

English Revised Version
The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this man 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?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
The Jews then debated among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

Weymouth's New Testament
This led to an angry debate among the Jews. "How can this man," they argued, "give us his flesh to eat?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the Jewis chidden togidere, and seiden, Hou may this yyue to vs his fleisch to ete?

Update Bible Version
The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

Webster's Bible Translation
The Jews therefore contended among themselves, saying, How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat?

New English Translation
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 King James Version
The Jews therefore quarreled among themselves, saying, "How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?"

New Living Translation
Then the people began arguing with each other about what he meant. "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" they asked.

New Life Bible
The Jews argued among themselves, saying, "How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?"

New Revised Standard
The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The Jews, therefore, began to strive one with another, saying - How can this one, unto us, give his flesh to eat?

Douay-Rheims Bible
(6-53) The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

Revised Standard Version
The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And the Iewes strove amoge them selves sayinge: How can this felowe geve vs his flesshe to eate?

Young's Literal Translation
The Jews, therefore, were striving with one another, saying, `How is this one able to give us [his] flesh to eat?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then stroue the Iewes amonge them selues, and sayde: How ca this folowe geue vs his flesh to eate?

Mace New Testament (1729)
Upon this the Jews disputed among themselves, saying, how can this man give us his flesh to eat?

THE MESSAGE
At this, the Jews started fighting among themselves: "How can this man serve up his flesh for a meal?"

Contextual Overview

²⁸They all replied, "We want to rope, ride, and brand for God's outfit too. What do we have to do first to saddle up with ya?" ²⁹Jesus said, "There is only one thing you have to do. Give your whole life to the Top Hand that God has sent ya." ³⁰They pondered this for a second and then someone shouted out, "Well, show us a miracle so that we know you are the Top Hand. We want to see what you can do. I mean, our ancestors got to eat bread from heaven while they rode across the desert. ³¹The Good Book says, 'Moses gave 'em biscuits from heaven to eat.'" ³²Jesus shot back, "The truth is, Moses didn't give nobody nothin'. My Father did. And now he is offerin' y'all the real bread from heaven. ³³The real bread of God gives life, not full bellies." ³⁴"Well," they replied, "give us this bread every day like our ancestors had, and we'll eat it." ³⁵Jesus said, "I am the bread of life. Whoever rides for me will never be hungry again. Whoever gives his life to me will never be thirsty. ³⁶I'm standing right here in front of you, but you still don't believe I am who I say I am. ³⁷My Father will send the true cowboys to me, and I will never turn them away.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

strove: John 6:41, John 7:40-43, John 9:16, John 10:19

How: John 3:4, John 3:9, John 4:11, Acts 17:32, 1 Corinthians 2:14

Reciprocal: Exodus 12:8 - eat the 2 Samuel 23:17 - the blood Ezekiel 44:7 - when John 6:51 - my flesh John 7:36 - manner John 10:6 - they understood not John 14:22 - how 2 Timothy 2:24 - strive

Gill's Notes on the 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 others being against him, and who were the majority, objected,

saying how can this man give us his flesh to eat? which is to be understood, not physically, but as morally impossible and unlawful; since, with the Jews, it was not lawful to eat the flesh of any creature alive, and much less the flesh of man; for the Jews understood Christ of a corporeal eating of his flesh, being strangers to a figurative or spiritual eating of it by faith, in which sense he meant it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 52. How can this man give us his flesh to eat? — Our Lord removes this difficulty, and answers the question, in John 6:63.