John 6:41

Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus ¹  began complaining about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven,”

biblegateway Joh 6:41

At this the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven."

biblegateway Joh 6:41

Therefore the Jews were grumbling about Him, because He said, "I am the bread that came down out of heaven."

biblegateway Joh 6:41

Then the people began to murmur in disagreement because he had said, "I am the bread from heaven."

biblegateway Joh 6:41

At this, because he said, "I am the Bread that came down from heaven," the Jews started arguing over him:

SABDAweb Joh 6:41

Now the Jews said bitter things about Jesus because of his words, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

bibleoremus Joh 6:41

Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven."

biblegateway Joh 6:41

The Jews then complained about Him, because He said, "I am the bread which came down from heaven."

biblegateway Joh 6:41

Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus ¹  began complaining about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven,”

¹ tn Grk “Then the Jews.” In NT usage the term ᾿Ιουδαῖοι (Ioudaioi) may refer to the entire Jewish people, the residents of Jerusalem and surrounding territory, the authorities in Jerusalem, or merely those who were hostile to Jesus. (For further information see R. G. Bratcher, “‘The Jews’ in the Gospel of John,” BT 26 [1975]: 401-9.) Here the translation restricts the phrase to those Jews who were hostile to Jesus (cf. BDAG 479 s.v. ᾿Ιουδαῖος 2.e.β), since the “crowd” mentioned in 6:22-24 was almost all Jewish (as suggested by their addressing Jesus as “Rabbi” (6:25). Likewise, the designation “Judeans” does not fit here because the location is Galilee rather than Judea.