John 6:52

Jesus the Bread of Life

51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”52At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”

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Berean Standard Bible
At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
American Standard Version (1901)
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?
Free Bible Version
Then the Jews argued heatedly among themselves. “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” they asked.
Geneva Bible 1599
Then the Iewes stroue among themselues, saying, Howe can this man giue vs his flesh to eate?
King James (Authorized) Version
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
One Unity Resource Bible
The Jews [Praisers] therefore contended with one another, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
Plain English Version
The Jewish leaders heard what he said, and they started to argue with each other about what Jesus meant. They said, “He reckons he will give people his body to eat. What does he mean? We can’t eat his body.”
Translation for Translators
Then the Jewish leaders [SYN] began to argue among themselves. They said, “◄There is no way this man can give us his flesh to eat!/How can this man give us his flesh to eat?►” [RHQ]
Unlocked Literal Bible
The Jews became angry among themselves and began to argue, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
Noah Webster Bible
The Jews therefore contended among themselves, 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?”
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?'