John 6:57

Just as the life-giving Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so anyone who feeds on me will live because of me.

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In The King James Version

As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

In Context

56Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood remain in me, and I remain in them.

58Now this is the bread that came down from heaven, not the kind your forefathers ate and still died. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever.”

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Cross References

Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the only true God. He is the living God and eternal King. The earth shakes when he is angry; the nations can't withstand his fury.

John 3:17God didn't send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

John 11:25Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who trust in me will live, even though they die.

John 14:19Soon the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you will live too.

1 Corinthians 15:22Just as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

Galatians 2:20I've been crucified with Christ— so it's no longer I who lives, but it is Christ living in me. The life I now live in this body, I live by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me, and who gave himself for me.

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 →

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