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John 6:53-58 KJV
John · chapter 6 · verses 53–58 · King James Version
53Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. 54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. 55For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. 57As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. 58This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.John 6:53-58 · King James Version
John 6:53-58 in context
51I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
52The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
53Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
55For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
56He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
57As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
58This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
59These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
60Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
Cross references
- 1 John 5:12
- Matthew 26:26-28
- John 6:55
- John 6:47
- John 15:4
- John 6:26-27
- John 3:3
- John 6:39-40
- Philippians 3:7-10
- 1 John 3:24
- John 15:4-5
Key words (Strong's)
- dwellethmenōto remain, abide, in reference to place, to sojourn, tarry, not to depart, to continue to…G3306 →
- eternalaiōnioswithout beginning and end, that which always has been and always will be, without…G166 →
- Verilyamēnfirm, metaph. faithful, verily, amen, at the beginning of a discourseG281 →
- Exceptean mēif not, unless, whoever... notG3362 →
- eatethtrōgōto gnaw, crunch, chew raw vegetables or fruits , of animals feeding, of men, to eatG5176 →
- indeedalēthōstruly, of a truth, in reality, most certainlyG230 →
- livingzaōto live, breathe, be among the living , to enjoy real life, to have true life and worthy…G2198 →
- Fatherpatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
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