=41, 42. The Jews then murmured at him.= The _Jews_ are in the usage of John the _Judeans_; here, those who had come from Jerusalem, or who, dwelling in Galilee, partook of the character of the more bigoted and superstitious dwellers in the southern province.--=Because he said, I am the bread=, etc. Their reference is to what he has said in verses 33, 35, 38. Envy was the real cause of their murmuring. This claim to superiority offended their pride.--=Is not this Jesus the son of Joseph=, etc. Comp. ch. 7:27; Mark 6:3. The Christ they knew was the Christ according to the flesh, whom Paul declared he would not know (2 Cor. 5:16); the Christ who came down from heaven, that is, the divine Spirit working in him and manifesting itself through him, they did not know. He is known and only can be known by spiritual apprehension.--=How then saith this fellow= (λέγει οὗτος). There is implied in the original Greek a contempt which may fairly be expressed by this translation. The same expression is so translated in Matt. 12:24; 26:61; Luke 23:2; John 9:29. 43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. 44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw[233] him: and I will raise him up at the last day. [233] Cant. 1:4. 45 It is written[234] in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man[235] therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. [234] Isa. 54:13; Jer. 31:34; Micah 4:2. [235] Matt. 11:27.