John 6:41

John 6:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
• New International Version (NIV)At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the Jews grumbled about him, because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven."
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Jews then complained about Him, because He said, “I am the bread which came down from heaven.”

Context of John 6:41

39This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day. 40For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.” Therefore the Jews were grumbling about Him, because He said, “I am the bread that came down out of heaven.” 42They were saying, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does He now say, ‘I have come down out of heaven’?” 43Jesus answered and said to them, “Do not grumble among yourselves.

John 6:41 word by word

Ἐγόγγυζον οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι περὶ αὐτοῦ ὅτι εἶπεν· ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος ὁ καταβὰς ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ·Read the interlinear

• Thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• were grumblingγογγύζωgogguzō · to murmurG1111
• aboutπερίperi · aboutG4012
• Him, becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• He saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• “I amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• cameκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• out of heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772

Cross-references for John 6:41

• John 6:43Jesus answered and said to them, “Do not grumble among yourselves.
• John 7:12There was much grumbling among the crowds concerning Him; some were saying, “He is a good man”; others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He leads the people astray.”
• Luke 5:30The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”
• Luke 15:2Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”
• Luke 19:7When they saw it, they all began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”
• 1 Corinthians 10:10Nor grumble, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer.
• Jude 1:16These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; they speak arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of gaining an advantage.
• John 6:33For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.”

Commentaries on John 6:41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41The Jews then murmured - Because the whole of his discourse event to prove that he was infinitely greater than Moses; and that he alone could give present peace and eternal glory to men.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-46Verses 36-46 The discovery of their guilt, danger, and remedy, by the teaching of the Holy Spirit, makes men willing and glad to come, and to give up every thing which hinders applying to him for salvation. The Father's will is, that not one of those who were given to the Son, should be rejected or lost by him. No one will come, till Divine grace has subdued, and in part changed his heart; therefore no one who comes will ever be cast out. The gospel finds…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41-42When Jesus called himself the bread that came down from heaven, the crowd had to make a decision. Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph: The people questioned Jesus because they thought they knew him and his family. Their familiarity with him made his claims seem strange and unbelievable. Since they saw him as an ordinary man from their town, they struggled to accept what he said about himself.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 41-4641-46. Jews murmured--muttered, not in our Lord's hearing, but He knew it (Joh 6:43; Joh 2:25). he said, I am the bread, &c.--Missing the sense and glory of this, and having no relish for such sublimities, they harp upon the "Bread from heaven." "What can this mean? Do we not know all about Him--where, when, and of whom He was born? And yet He says He came down from heaven!"Read the comment

Topics related to John 6:41

• Jesus, the Christ
• Murmuring
• Symbols and Similitudes

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Commentaries on John 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings