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Soοὖνthe Jewsοἱ Ἰουδαῖοιwere arguingἘμάχοντοwithπρὸςone another,ἀλλήλουςsaying,λέγοντες“HowΠῶςcanδύναταιthis manοὗτοςgiveδοῦναιusἡμῖνhis fleshτὴν σάρκα αὐτοῦto eat?”φαγεῖν
John 6:52
Study it in the app“So the Jews were arguing with one another, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?””
With the Greek beneath
John 6:52, word by word
- the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaioi” appears- were arguingἘμάχοντοEmachonto
quarrel, fight
Fight; also argue fiercely, dispute.
Where else “Emachonto” appears- one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlous
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlous” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- canδύναταιdynatai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynatai” appears- giveδοῦναιdounai
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dounai” appears- his fleshσάρκαsarka
flesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarka” appears- to eatφαγεῖνphagein
eat
Eat.
Where else “phagein” appears
The context
51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.”
52 · This verse (above)
53So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life in yourselves.
To study John 6 in a group
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. 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. 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?