Charles Ellicott Commentary John 6:52

"The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" — John 6:52 (ASV)

The Jews therefore strove among themselves.—They have passed beyond the murmuring of John 6:41. They understand that He means, though His own words have not yet expressed it, that His flesh is to be eaten, and is thus to supply the principle of life. They contend among themselves about how this can really be.