Paragraph 6:43–51

In this paragraph Jesus answered those who criticized him. He told them that only God could cause them to have faith in him. If they believed on him, they would receive eternal life.

6:43

Stop grumbling among yourselves: This is a command. Jesus was commanding the people to stop complaining about what he was saying. See 6:41a. For example:

Do not complain among yourselves. (New Revised Standard Version)

among yourselves: The Jews did not tell their complaints to Jesus, but only to each other (among themselves).

Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

to one another (NET Bible)
-or-
to each other (New Century Version)

Jesus replied: If you translated the rhetorical question in 6:42 as a statement, it may be natural to use a word besides replied here. For example:

Jesus said

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