John

John 6:42

⁴²They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They were asking	ἔλεγον	elegon	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
Is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
this	οὗτός	houtos	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
not	Οὐχ	Ouch	Adverb	G3756 no, not
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
son	υἱὸς	huios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent
of Joseph	Ἰωσήφ	Iōsēph	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2501 Joseph
whose	οὗ	hou	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
father	πατέρα	patera	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
mother	μητέρα	mētera	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3384 a mother
we	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
know	οἴδαμεν	oidamen	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G1492 I know, remember
How	πῶς	pōs	Adverb	G4459 how, in what manner
then	νῦν	nyn	Adverb	G3568 now, already, at present
can He say	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
I have come down	καταβέβηκα	katabebēka	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2597 I go down, come down
from	Ἐκ	Ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
heaven	οὐρανοῦ	ouranou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven

Cross-references

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Luke 4:22 · Mark 6:3 · Matthew 13:55–56 · 1 Corinthians 15:47 · John 7:27–28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.