John 6:56
He that eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, abides in me, and I in him.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
In Context
55For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
Cross References
John 14:23Jesus answered and said to him: If any one loves me, he will keep my word; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.
John 17:21that all may be one; as thou, Father, in me and I in thee, that they also may be in us; that the world may believe that thou didst send me.
Ephesians 3:17that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; having been rooted and grounded in love,
1 John 4:12No man has ever seen God. If we love one another, God abides in us, and the love of him is perfected in us.
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 →