
Same word the Septuigent (Greek Hebrew Bible trans) uses in Exodus 16:2 before the gift of mannaĪ call back to John 1:18 - “No one has ever seen God. He’s clearly not from heaven - we know his parents.

They are certain about Jesus - Mary and Joseph’s son. The “Church people” can’t see who Jesus really is The “grumbling” reminiscent of “grumbling in the Wilderness during the Exodus, when people “grumbled” over lack of food in Exodus 16. Including verse 35 - which was the last verse shared last week, reminds people of the context of the rest of this conversation.ĬEB uses more helpful term “Jewish Opposition.”

How can anyone have said “no” to Jesus? John’s answer: they didn’t. Response to the problem of irresistible grace. Yes- begins with the end of the last weekĪ brief comment by Jesus about not losing anyone but keeping all things to the last day
