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The Book of John, Chapter 6, Verse 42

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41
The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
King James Version
And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
American Standard Version
And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how doth he now say, I am come down out of heaven?
New English Translation
Jesus 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.
World English Bible
They said, "Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he say, 'I have come down out of heaven?'"
43
Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, ‹Murmur not among yourselves.›
44
‹No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.›
45
‹It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.›
46
‹Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.›
47
‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.›
48
‹I am that bread of life.›
49
‹Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.›
50
‹This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.›
51
‹I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.›
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The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat?