John 6:42

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’””

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BSBPD

“They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 6:42 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 13:55“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
  2. Mark 6:3Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
  3. Luke 4:22All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
  4. John 6:38For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.
  5. John 6:62Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?
  6. John 7:27But we know where this man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”
  7. Romans 1:3regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,
  8. Romans 9:5Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
  9. 1 Corinthians 15:47The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
  10. Galatians 4:4But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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