John 6:43

“Jesus answered and said to them, “Do not grumble among yourselves.”

John 6:43 · direct translation from the Greek
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John 6:43, word by word

JesusἸησοῦςIēsous

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

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answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē

answer

To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.

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saidεἶπενeipen

say

To express something in words to others.

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grumbleγογγύζετεgongyzete

grumble

Grumble, complain under one's breath.

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yourselvesἀλλήλωνallēlōn

one another

One another, each other.

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The context

42And they 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 from heaven’?”

43 · This verse (above)

44No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.

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To study John 6 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    What did the boy Andrew mentioned have, and what does Jesus do with it before it is given to the crowd? (vv. 8-13)

  2. 2. What it means

    Jesus says, “I am the bread of life.” What does he promise to the one who comes to him and believes in him? (vv. 35-40)

  3. 3. How I live it

    When many walked away, Peter answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life” (vv. 66-68). What keeps you close to Jesus?

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