John 6:55
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
In Context
56For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
Cross References
Psalms 4:7The light of your countenance, Lord, has been sealed upon us. You have given joy to my heart.
John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and he said about him, “Behold, an Israelite in whom truly there is no deceit.”
John 8:31Therefore, Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him: “If you will abide in my word, you will truly be my disciples.
John 15:1“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.
1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has arrived, and that he has given us understanding, so that we may know the true God, and so that we may remain in his true Son. This is the true God, and this is Eternal Life.
Matthew Henry on John 6:29-60
Christ the True Bread from Heaven; Christ Welcomes All that Come to Him; Necessity of Feeding upon Christ. 28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. 30 They said therefore unto him, What sign showest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? 31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. 32… Read the whole commentary →