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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus said these things in the synagogue, as he taught at Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />He said these things teaching in <i>the</i> synagogue in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />These things He said in the synagogue, as He taught in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He said these things in a synagogue while He was teaching in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said these things while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said these things while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus was teaching in a synagogue in Capernaum when he said these things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus said this while he was teaching in a synagogue in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus said this as he taught in the synagogue in Capernaum. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He said this while teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He said these things in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />These things he said in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said all this in the synagogue while teaching at Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said these things in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He said these things in a synagogue, teaching in Capernaum;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />He said these things teaching in <i>the</i> synagogue in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> These things he said in a synagogue, teaching in Capernaum;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He said these, teaching in the synagogue, in Capernaum.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />These things he said, teaching in the synagogue, in Capharnaum. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 6:60>He said these things when he was teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These things he said while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />These things he said in the synagogue, while he was teaching at Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />These things he said in the synagogue when he taught in Kapernahum.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />These things he spoke in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And He spoke these things in the synagogue, teaching in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />These things he spake in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />These things said Jesus in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said all this in the synagogue while teaching at Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />These things He said in the synagogue, while teaching in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />These things He said in the synagogue, <i>when He was</i> teaching in Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/6-59.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=2187" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/6.htm">Many Disciples Turn Back</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">58</span>This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.” <span class="reftext">59</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">Jesus said</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: Tauta (DPro-ANP) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/1321.htm" title="1321: didaskōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To teach, direct, admonish. A prolonged form of a primary verb dao; to teach.">while teaching</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/4864.htm" title="4864: synagōgē (N-DFS) -- From sunago; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish synagogue; by analogy, a Christian church.">the synagogue</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/2584.htm" title="2584: Kapharnaoum (N-DFS) -- Capernaum, a town of Galilee. Of Hebrew origin; Capernaum, a place in Palestine.">Capernaum.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">60</span>On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-14.htm">John 7:14</a></span><br />About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-20.htm">John 8:20</a></span><br />He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-54.htm">Matthew 13:54</a></span><br />Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-2.htm">Mark 6:2</a></span><br />When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-15.htm">Luke 4:15</a></span><br />He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-31.htm">Luke 4:31</a></span><br />Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-20.htm">John 18:20</a></span><br />“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-14.htm">Acts 13:14-15</a></span><br />And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down. / After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-1.htm">Acts 17:1-2</a></span><br />When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. / As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/18-4.htm">Acts 18:4</a></span><br />Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-8.htm">Acts 19:8</a></span><br />Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-23.htm">Matthew 4:23</a></span><br />Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-21.htm">Mark 1:21</a></span><br />Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-6.htm">Luke 6:6</a></span><br />On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-10.htm">Luke 13:10</a></span><br />One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.</p><p class="hdg">in the.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/6-24.htm">John 6:24</a></b></br> When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/18-20.htm">John 18:20</a></b></br> Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-9.htm">Psalm 40:9,10</a></b></br> I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/6-24.htm">Capernaum</a> <a href="/john/6-24.htm">Caper'na-Um</a> <a href="/john/6-53.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/13-14.htm">Synagogue</a> <a href="/john/6-45.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/john/6-45.htm">Teaching</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/4-13.htm">Capernaum</a> <a href="/matthew/4-13.htm">Caper'na-Um</a> <a href="/john/6-61.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/9-22.htm">Synagogue</a> <a href="/john/7-14.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/john/6-60.htm">Teaching</a><div class="vheading2">John 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-1.htm">Jesus feeds five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-15.htm">Thereupon the people would have made him king;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-16.htm">but withdrawing himself, he walks on the sea to his disciples;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-26.htm">reproves the people flocking after him, and all the fleshly hearers of his word;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-32.htm">declares himself to be the bread of life to believers.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">66. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-66.htm">Many disciples depart from him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">68. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-68.htm">Peter confesses him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">70. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-70.htm">Judas is a devil.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This teaching is part of a larger conversation where Jesus explains spiritual truths using physical metaphors. His words often challenged listeners to think beyond the literal and understand deeper spiritual meanings.<p><b>while teaching</b><br>Jesus was known as a rabbi or teacher, and His method of teaching often included parables, direct instruction, and dialogue. His teachings were authoritative and often contrasted with the interpretations of the religious leaders of the time. Teaching was a central aspect of His ministry, as He sought to reveal the Kingdom of God and fulfill the Law and the Prophets.<p><b>in the synagogue</b><br>The synagogue was a central place for Jewish worship, teaching, and community gatherings. It served as a place for reading the Torah and discussing the Scriptures. Jesus frequently taught in synagogues, which provided Him with a platform to reach the Jewish community and engage with religious leaders. Synagogues were scattered throughout Jewish regions, and their presence in towns like Capernaum highlights the importance of religious life in these communities.<p><b>in Capernaum</b><br>Capernaum was a significant location in Jesus' ministry, often referred to as His "own city" (<a href="/matthew/9.htm">Matthew 9:1</a>). It was a fishing village on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee and served as a base for Jesus' operations. Archaeological findings, such as the remains of a synagogue and Peter's house, provide insights into the historical and cultural context of the area. Capernaum's location made it a hub for trade and interaction, allowing Jesus' teachings to spread widely.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure of the New Testament, the Son of God, who is teaching in this passage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/synagogue.htm">Synagogue</a></b><br>A Jewish place of worship and teaching, where Jesus often taught and engaged with the people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/capernaum.htm">Capernaum</a></b><br>A town on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, which served as a central hub for Jesus' ministry in Galilee.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_context.htm">The Importance of Context</a></b><br>Understanding the setting of Jesus' teachings helps us grasp the full meaning of His words. In Capernaum, a place familiar with His miracles, Jesus challenges the people to see beyond physical needs to spiritual truths.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_synagogue.htm">The Role of the Synagogue</a></b><br>Synagogues were central to Jewish life, serving as places of worship, teaching, and community. Jesus used these settings to reveal His identity and mission, showing the importance of engaging with religious communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_as_the_bread_of_life.htm">Jesus as the Bread of Life</a></b><br>This teaching emphasizes the necessity of spiritual nourishment. Just as bread sustains physical life, Jesus sustains spiritual life. Believers are called to seek Him daily for sustenance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_jesus'_teachings.htm">Responding to Jesus' Teachings</a></b><br>The reactions to Jesus' words in the synagogue varied, from belief to skepticism. This challenges us to examine our own responses to His teachings and to seek understanding and faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_to_lazarus_after_rising.htm">What is Capernaum's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_jesus'_third_year.htm">What events marked Jesus' third year of ministry?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/capernaum's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Capernaum's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_'bread_of_life'_conflict_beliefs.htm">John 6:35: Does Jesus’s claim to be the “bread of life” conflict with other biblical teachings or Jewish beliefs about divine provision? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(59) <span class= "bld">As he taught in Capernaum.</span>--If we accept the identification of Capernaum with <span class= "ital">Tell-H-m,</span> which is in every way probable (comp. Note on <a href="/matthew/4-13.htm" title="And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelled in Capernaum, which is on the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:">Matthew 4:13</a>), we have good reason for believing that modern discovery has traced out the foundations of the synagogue in which this discourse was spoken. It was a gift to the Jews by a devout Gentile (<a href="/luke/7-5.htm" title="For he loves our nation, and he has built us a synagogue.">Luke 7:5</a>), and as such, of greater architectural beauty than was common among Galilean synagogues. Corinthian capitals and a heavy cornice and frieze are among the ruins, and the traveller's eye may rest to-day on the very ornaments which our Lord's eyes saw there eighteen centuries ago. On one of the lintels of the door he may trace a sculptured pot of manna, and connect with it the thoughts of the manna which the fathers did eat, and died: just as in a Christian church he may trace the emblems of the bread of life, which a man may eat of and not die. A plan and details of the synagogue, with an account by Captain Wilson, R.E., will be found in the <span class= "ital">Second Quarterly Statement</span> of the Palestine Exploration Fund (June, 1869). The same society has published a photograph of the ruins.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 59.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">These things</span> - probably referring to the discourse which followed upon the contest and discussion of the Jews among themselves (vers. 52-58), or it may include the entire discussion from ver. 40 onwards - <span class="cmt_word">he said in synagogue</span> (or, <span class="accented">in a synagogue</span>)<span class="accented">, <span class="cmt_word"></span>as</span> <span class="cmt_word">he was teaching in Capernaum.</span> Capernaum is thus distinctly verified as the place whither the multitudes had followed him. It was, as we learn from the synoptists, his second and habitual home in Galilee. In Warren's 'Recovery of Jerusalem,' p. 344, a description of <span class="accented">Tell-Hum</span> and of its ruins occurs, and amongst them the remains of an ancient synagogue. "On turning over a large block of stone," says Wilson, "we found the pot of manna engraved on its face." "This very symbol may have been before the eyes of those who heard the Lord's words" (Westcott). This note of time and place is important, as showing that thus early in his ministry our Lord proclaimed in Galilee, as well as in Jerusalem, the deepest things of his own consciousness and intentions; that the teaching in Galilee was not, as Renan would have us apprehend, nothing more than an idyllic progress of personal popularity and rapturous hosanna. The Lord knew that he must offend those who would by force constrain him to be their Messianic King, and made it by this discourse clear that spiritual communion with his inner life, as a Divine, Heaven-sent Representative, as One suffering and dying for the world, was the only and supreme condition of deriving and sharing in his own supernatural and eternal life. The effect of this discourse and the crisis that followed in his public ministry is now described. The words of Jesus led to deeper faith and to a more determined antagonism. "The light shone into the darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not." "He came to his own, and his own received him not; but to as many as received, he gave power to become sons of God." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/6-59.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">[Jesus] said</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶπεν</span> <span class="translit">(eipen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="grk">Ταῦτα</span> <span class="translit">(Tauta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">while teaching</span><br /><span class="grk">διδάσκων</span> <span class="translit">(didaskōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1321.htm">Strong's 1321: </a> </span><span class="str2">To teach, direct, admonish. A prolonged form of a primary verb dao; to teach.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] synagogue</span><br /><span class="grk">συναγωγῇ</span> <span class="translit">(synagōgē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4864.htm">Strong's 4864: </a> </span><span class="str2">From sunago; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish 'synagogue'; by analogy, a Christian church.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Capernaum.</span><br /><span class="grk">Καφαρναούμ</span> <span class="translit">(Kapharnaoum)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2584.htm">Strong's 2584: </a> </span><span class="str2">Capernaum, a town of Galilee. 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