John 6:42 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
John 6:42 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 6:42 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 6:42 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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’?””
John 6:42 — World English Bible
John 6:42 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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? ”
John 6:42 — American Standard Version
John 6:42 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and they said, `Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have known? how then saith this one--Out of the heaven I have come down?'”
John 6:42 — Young's Literal Translation
John 6:42 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they said, Is not this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have known? how then does he say, I am come down out of heaven? ”
John 6:42 — Darby Translation
John 6:42 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they said, Is not this Iesus that sonne of Ioseph, whose father and mother wee knowe? howe then sayth he, I came downe from heauen?”
John 6:42 — Geneva Bible
John 6:42 in Context — John 6
40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
42 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?
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.
What Does John 6:42 Mean?
John 6:42 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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