John 6:55
For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
In Context
54Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
56Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.
Cross References
Psalms 4:7You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound.
John 1:47When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
John 8:31So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
John 15:1“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.
1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and 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 →