John 6:41 - Exposition

The Jews therefore murmured concerning him . Perhaps in John 7:32 γογγύζειν means simply "whisper;" but throughout the New Testament ( 1 Corinthians 10:10 ; Luke 5:30 , with πρός ; Matthew 20:11 , with κατὰ ; cf. Acts 6:1 ; Philippians 2:14 ; 1 Peter 4:9 ; Wis. 1:10) it has the malevolent meaning conveyed in the LXX . It is used to denote very rebellious feelings against God ( Exodus 16:7-9 ; Numbers 11:1 ; Numbers 14:27 ). The Attic writers used τονθορίζω . Because he said, I am the Bread which cometh down from heaven. This was a reasonable putting together of the three assertions: "I am the Bread of life" ( John 7:35 ); "I have come down from heaven" ( John 7:38 ); and "The bread of God is that which cometh down from heaven" ( John 7:33 ). "The Jews" did not misunderstand his meaning. They understood it perfectly, and rebelled against it.