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John 6:57 KJV
John · chapter 6 · verse 57
As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.John 6:57 · King James Version
John 6:57 in context
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- 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 →
- eatethtrōgōto gnaw, crunch, chew raw vegetables or fruits , of animals feeding, of men, to eatG5176 →
- sentapostellōto order to go to a place appointed, to send away, dismiss, to allow one to depart, that…G649 →
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Whether this conference was with the Capernaites, in whose synagogue Christ now was, or with those who came from the other side of the sea, is not certain nor material;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 28-59