John 6:55
He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath everlasting life: and I will raise him up in the last day.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
In Context
56For my flesh is meat indeed: and my blood is drink indeed.
Cross References
Psalms 4:7The light of thy countenance O Lord, is signed upon us: thou hast given gladness in my heart.
John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him: and he saith of him: Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile.
John 8:31Then Jesus said to those Jews, who believed him: If you continue in my word, you shall be my disciples indeed.
John 15:1If you keep my commandments, you shall abide in my love; as I also have kept my Father's commandments, and do abide in his love.
1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come: and he hath given us understanding that we may know the true God, and may be in his true Son. This is the true God and life eternal.
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 →