John 6:42

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?

Cross-references

John 6:60 Parallel

In John 6:60, the disciples find the teaching 'hard' — echoing the crowd's earlier grumbling in v42 about Jesus' origins.

John 7:27 Parallel

In John 7:27, the crowd similarly argues that they know Jesus' earthly origin, dismissing his divine claim.

In Matthew 13:55, the people of Nazareth ask the same question about Jesus' human family, rejecting his authority.

In Matthew 13:56, they continue listing his family, questioning his divine source—identical to the objection here.

Mark 6:3 Parallel

In Mark 6:3, the townspeople ask if Jesus is the carpenter and Mary's son—the same doubt about his origin.

Luke 4:22 Parallel

In Luke 4:22, the people also ask 'Isn't this Joseph's son?'—the same doubt despite his remarkable teaching.

Romans 1:4 Contrast

Romans 1:4 declares Jesus as Son of God by resurrection — the divine identity the crowd in John rejects because they only know his human family.

Romans 9:5 Contrast

Romans 9:5 affirms Christ's human descent from Israel but also calls Him 'God over all' — the full identity the crowd in John fails to see.

1 Corinthians 15:47 contrasts the man of dust with the man from heaven — explaining the tension in John where the crowd sees only the earthly.

Matthew 13:57 records similar rejection of Jesus by his hometown based on familiarity with his family — directly paralleling John.

Luke 3:23 Contrast

Luke 3:23 notes Jesus was 'supposed' to be Joseph's son — clarifying the mistaken assumption the crowd in John takes as fact.

Romans 1:3 Contrast

Romans 1:3 affirms Jesus' human descent from David — the very origin the crowd in John uses to reject his divine claim.

Galatians 4:4 says God sent his Son born of woman — the same human origin the crowd cites, but as part of divine plan.